** Online grocer Ocado down c.6 pct, one of the topfaller on FTSE mid-cap index
** Stock, up c.30 pct in the last three months, retreats onlack of news of overseas deal
** Ocado had signed its first third-party deal withMorrisons in 2013 and had said at the time it aimed thisyear to sign its first technology deal overseas.
** "We're in discussions with multiple parties and continueto receive inbound interest and some of those discussions are ata very detailed level," CEO said.
** FTSE 350 General Retailers Index down 0.5pct.
** Co reported a 11.4 pct rise in H1 core earnings and aslight acceleration in sales growth (RM: aastha.agnihotri.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)