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FTSE 100 down 0.3%, FTSE 250 off 0.5%
April 19 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 slipped on Wednesday, snapping an eight-day rally as consumer prices fell less than expected, boosting bets for one more rate hike from the Bank of England (BoE) at its May monetary policy meeting.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 fell 0.3%, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 was down 0.5%, as of 0708 GMT. Data showed Britain now has Western Europe's highest rate of consumer price inflation, after it fell by less than expected in March to 10.1% from February's 10.4%.
Traders now see a 95.3% in a 25-basis-point hike in May, with interest rates peaking in November. Leading declines, Antofagasta fell 2.7% after the Chilean miner's copper output fell in the March quarter from the previous three months due to lower water availability and reduced ore grades.
Industrial miners were down 1.1%.
(Reporting by Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi
Aich)
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