* FTSE 100 down 1.7%, FTSE 250 down 1.5%
* Vistry slips on first-half loss warning
* Jet2 ( DRTGF ) rises on stronger summer travel demand outlook
(Updates after markets close)
July 8 (Reuters) - UK's FTSE 100 saw its biggest one-day
fall since May on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump
said an initial agreement to end the war on Iran was over,
re-igniting concerns about escalating tensions in the Middle
East and lifting oil prices.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index fell 1.7% to 10,489.04
points at close, its biggest single-day fall since May 15. The
midcap FTSE 250 slipped 1.5%, its worst day since
mid-March.
* More than 80% of the FTSE 100 components closed in the
red.
* Most sectors were in the red; industrial metal miners
were the biggest drag, while the energy index
was the top boost.
* BP and Shell rose 3.5% and 2.3%
respectively, and were among the top performers on the FTSE 100
as the energy sector received a boost from oil prices, which
jumped around 8% on renewed fears of disruptions to Middle East
oil supplies.
* Precious metals miners fell 7% as gold
prices dropped more than 1% amid renewed concerns about
inflation and the prospect of higher interest rates.
* Among individual stocks, Jet2 ( DRTGF ) climbed 8.2% after
the British travel firm said tourists were more willing to
commit to travel plans following the easing of Middle East
tensions.
* Vistry dropped 7.1% after Britain's largest
affordable housing builder warned of a first-half pre-tax loss
of £30 million ($40 million).
* IG Group ( IGGRF ) fell 2.2% after the online trading
platform proposed setting up a new holding company in Jersey as
part of a strategic overhaul to unlock shareholder value.
* Meanwhile, Britain's jobs market downturn eased slightly
last month, according to a survey of recruitment companies on
Wednesday that showed an upturn in temporary hiring and starting
salaries.