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* FTSE 100, FTSE 250 up 0.4%
* Sino-U.S. trade hopes rekindled
* Mothercare tanks after placing UK ops in administration
Nov 4 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 joined a global stocks
rally on Monday driven by rising hopes of a U.S.-China trade
deal, while baby products retailer Mothercare sank to a record
low after appointing administrators for its UK operations.
The FTSE 100 added 0.4% as Asia-focussed banks HSBC
and Standard Chartered as well as miners
including Rio Tinto firmed after Washington and Beijing
signalled they had made progress in trade talks.
The mid-cap FTSE 250 also advanced 0.4%.
Struggling retailer Mothercare, which has shut a
third of its British stores in the past year due to intense
competition from supermarkets and online retailers, sank 38%.
(Reporting by Shashwat Awasthi in Bengaluru; editing by Patrick
Graham)