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(Reuters) - A 3% drop in British Airways owner IAG <ICAG.L> led London's FTSE 100 lower on Friday, as doubts about a U.S.-China trade deal halted a five-day winning streak for European markets.
The main index <.FTSE> was down 0.4% in early trade, with miners <.FTNMX1770> and Asia-focused bank HSBC <HSBA.L> also down after a report that Beijing and Washington's "phase one" trade deal faced opposition on multiple fronts.
The FTSE 250 <.FTMC>, up more than 1% to a three-week high a on Thursday after two Bank of England policymakers unexpectedly voted for lower interest rates, also shed 0.4%.
(Reporting by Shashwat Awasthi in Bengaluru; editing by Patrick Graham)
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