London's FTSE 100 as HSBC lifts financial stocks; Middle East tensions linger 

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window) * FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 up 0.3% * HSBC gains after $2.1 billion Singapore insurance sale * Oil

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