FTSE steadies as U.S.-Iran fears ease; Brexit doubts hit midcaps
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(Reuters) - London's main index recouped almost all its earlier losses on Wednesday as markets hoped flaring tensions between the United States and Iran would not escalate further, while midcaps slipped as worries of a hard Brexit resurfaced.The FTSE 100 ended roughly flat. The FTSE 250 tumbled 0.8% as a steep fall in payment processing firm Finablr also weighed.Both benchmark indexes were initially jolted after Iran retaliated for the killing of one of its top commanders last week by..