(Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 fell for the fifth straight session on Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump doused hopes of an imminent trade deal with China, while a stronger pound dragged shares of exporters.
The main bourse <.FTSE>, which has shed nearly 4% in just over four sessions, was down 0.2% due to a drop in miners <.FTNMX1770>, while exporters such as British American Tobacco <BATS.L> were hurt by pound's <GBP=> strength. The mid-cap FTSE 250 <.FTMC> was flat by 0809 GMT.
Trump said on Tuesday that a trade agreement with Beijing might have to wait until after the U.S. presidential election in November 2020, leading to a sell off in equities and deepening FTSE's recent slide.
AIM-listed shares of M&C Saatchi <SAA.L> tanked 43% to their lowest in more than a decade, after the advertising agency forecast lower annual profit, its second warning in less than three months.
(Reporting by Shashwat Awasthi in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)
