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* FTSE 100 down 0.3 pct
* Crest Nicholson falls 5 pct after margin hit
* Domino's tumbles after CFO departure
By Helen Reid
LONDON, June 12 (Reuters) - Losses in miners and oil majorssent Britain's top share index into the red on Tuesday, whilehousebuilding stocks tumbled after weak results from CrestNicholson piled extra pressure on a sector already hit by a runof poor economic data.
A summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and NorthKorea's Kim Jong Un had limited impact on UK and European stockmarkets. The FTSE 100 fell 0.3 percent by 0900 GMT whilethe STOXX 600 edged up 0.1 percent.
Miners Anglo American, BHP Billiton and RioTinto fell as a strong dollar weighed on copper prices.
Oil majors Royal Dutch Shell and BP fell 0.6to 0.7 percent, tracking a decline in Europe's oil & gas indexwith traders saying investors were pocketing profitsafter a strong run in the sector.
While commodities weighed on the FTSE 100, the biggest moveswere in the mid- and small-cap markets.
Crest Nicholson shares tumbled 5 percent, leadingthe housebuilding sector down. The southern England focussedhousebuilder said its margins had been hit by higher costs andflat house prices.
"Markets were unimpressed with lack of a clear cost controlstrategy and with UK housing sector on the downturn it is notclear if the outlook for the housebuilder will improvesubstantially," said Artjom Hatsaturjants, analyst at AccendoMarkets.
Housebuilders fell for a second day, extending their fall onCrest's pessimistic tone. Data on Monday showing a fall in UKfactory output and widening goods trade deficit had dented theshares.
Barratt Development, Berkeley, Persimmonand Taylor Wimpey all fell 1.4 to 2.2 percent,bottom of the FTSE 100, while mid-caps Bellway andRedrow fell 2.8 and 3 percent.
Real estate agency Foxtons declined 3.9 percent tothe bottom of the small-cap index.
Domino's Pizza Group was another top faller, down5.6 percent after the company's chief financial officer departedwith immediate effect.
Ocado, which had made gains on Monday after brokerupgrades, fell back 4.1 percent after French supermarket chainCarrefour upped the ante in the retail sector bysigning an online shopping partnership with Google.
Also in disruptive retail, online fashion brand Boohoofell 4 percent despite reporting strong results withrevenue growing 53 percent in the three months to May 31.
"Investors may be disappointed by the lower than expectedgrowth at the boohoo brand," said Jefferies analysts. Liberumdowngraded the stock, and one trader also said expectations werevery high for Boohoo and some profit-taking was likely.
Shares in Acacia Mining fell 4.7 percent to thebottom of the small-cap index after the gold minerreported a fatal accident at its North Mara mine in Tanzania.
An upgrade to "overweight" from Morgan Stanley boosted IMIshares up 2.6 percent and utility Centrica gained 1.7percent after Jefferies upgraded it to a "buy".
Meanwhile Kepler's cut to "reduce" from "buy" sent Tate &Lyle shares down 3 percent, and a downgrade from Numisdrove vehicle retailer Motorpoint to the bottom of the small-capindex.
(Reporting by Helen Reid, Editing by Jon Boyle)