

* European stocks nearly flat * DAX holding firm despite weaker than expected German industrial orders * AMS, Osram slide after deal fai...


* FTSE 100 up 0.6%, FTSE 250 dips 0.3%* Hopes for U.S.-China deal help blue-chips* Mid-cap SIG plummets after profit warning (Adds company news items...


* FTSE 100 down 0.2%, FTSE 250 dips 0.5%* Global fears remain, U.S.-China talks near* Mid-cap SIG plummets after profit warning (Adds news items, ana...


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LONDON MARKET OPEN: Construction Stocks Fall After SIG Profit Warning


TOP NEWS: SIG Warns On Annual Profit As Sells Two Non-Core Businesses


(For a live blog on European stocks, type LIVE/ in an Eikon news window)* FTSE 100 down 0.3%, FTSE 250 dips 0.2%* Global fears remain, U.S.-China tal...


LONDON BRIEFING: SIG Warns Construction Sector Decline Has Accelerated