** Housebuilders Persimmon and Barratt Developments slides on the FTSE 100's leaderboard after weakUK construction data in July
** Persimmon falls 1.5 pct, Barratt Developments declines1.2 pct while smaller rival Taylor Wimpey drops by 1.8pct
** Among midcaps, Bovis Homes, Bellway &Redrow all down nearly 1 pct
** The amount of new housing built in Britain fell for thefirst time in more than two years in July, despite rising houseprices.
** Thomson Reuters UK Homebuilding index falls 1.3 pct (RM: aastha.agnihotri.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)


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