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FTSE 100 closes higher on Monday

Xinhua, February 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

FTSE 100 Index, Britain's benchmark stock market gauge, increased by 0.49 percent, or 33.15 points, to 6,782.55 on Monday.

The London stock index rose as rebound oil prices boosted the energy sector.

British manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI), a gauge of the industry activities, edged up to 53.0 in January 2015 from the revised 52.7 in December 2014, financial information services company, Markit reported.

The lower input costs, which were pushed down by the oil price slump, fueled manufacturers' activities.

Besides, the final seasonally-adjusted eurozone manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) stood at 51.0 in January 2015, up from December 2014's print of 50.6, Markit reported Monday.

Tullow Oil's share price increased by 9.32 percent, topped the gainers of the blue chips. CRH, BG Group, Sainsbury and Aggreko increased by 7.17 percent, 5.33 percent, 4.66 percent and 3.41 percent respectively.

EasyJet led the top losers of the blue chips with a drop in share price of 6.44 percent, followed by International Consolidated Airlines Group (2.75 percent), Carnival (2.54 percent), United Utilities Group (2.53 percent) and Wolseley (2.38 percent).

The index has gained 3.41 percent so far this year when measured in U.S. dollars. Endit