FTSE slips on ex-div trading, U.S.-China trade doubts
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(Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 retreated from a near four-month high on Thursday, weighed down by a handful of stocks trading ex-dividend, subdued U.S.-China trade deal hopes and a firmer pound.The blue-chip index fell 0.4% by 0841 GMT with Vodafone and chemicals firm Johnson Mathey shedding over 3% each, as they traded without entitlement to a dividend pay-out.The FTSE 250 once again climbed to a near 1-1/2 year high, rising 0.1%. Virgin Money UK soared 20% after provision for claims..