UK midcaps tumble again as London braces for shutdown
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(Reuters) - Britain's midcap stocks were down for their eleventh straight session on Thursday, with many domestically focussed firms raising the alarm as London braced for a virtual shutdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus.The FTSE Mid 250 index dropped 1.7% as domestic businesses struggled after Prime Minister Boris Johnson enforced tougher measures, including closing underground train stations across London and ordering the closure of schools."The underperformance of the small-cap..