Britain's FTSE indexes slip as miners offset financial gains

Britain's blue-chip FTSE 100 fell 0.1% to 10,663.68 points while the midcap FTSE 250 slipped 0.06%. Precious metal miners declined 0.9% as gold slipped from a two-week high, though travel and leisure stocks rose 0.7% led by easyJet gaining 9.9% on a sweetened takeover offer valuing it at up to 5.5 billion pounds. Media stocks climbed 0.9% with WPP up 3.9% and ITV adding 1.6% on a 1.6 billion pound division sale to Sky, while Ocado fell 5.6% on CEO succession news.