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FTSE 100 down 0.1%, FTSE 250 off 0.2%
April 26 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 slipped for a third straight day as losses in construction materials offset gains in energy stocks, while shares of Persimmon rose to the top of the index on upbeat forecast.
The blue-chip index edged down 0.1%, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 shed 0.2%, as of 0715 GMT. Persimmon Plc gained 3.4% after the house builder said it expects to build homes at the top end of its annual guidance range.
Construction sector lost 2.3%, dragged by a 2.8% fall in CRH as the building materials giant expects U.S. profit boost but says Europe remains challenging.
Oil and gas stocks however rose 0.7% as crude prices gained on reports of falling U.S. crude oil and fuel inventories. GSK added 0.7% after the drugmaker beat expectations for its first-quarter revenue and profit, helped by sales of its blockbuster shingles vaccine Shingrix. Standard Chartered PLC (StanChart) edged up 0.3% after the lender's first-quarter pretax profit jumped 21%, beating expectations.
Reckitt Benckiser lost 1.1% on naming company insider Kris Licht as its new CEO.
(Reporting by Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru)
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