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FTSE 100 close higher on Monday

Xinhua, April 28, 2015 Adjust font size:

FTSE 100 Index, British benchmark stock market gauge, Monday increased by 0.47 percent, or 33.28 points, to 7,103.98 points.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras reshuffled the team of negotiators with international lenders on the resolution of the debt crisis, it was announced on Monday. Some analysts believed it was a positive news to boost the London stock.

Besides, the shares of Standard Chartered and HSBC rose sequentially as they were considering to move their headquarters out of Britain.

Standard Chartered's share price increased by 4.25 percent, topped the gainers of the blue chips. HSBC Holdings, Hargreaves Lansdown, Prudential and International Consolidated Airlines Group SA increased by 3.11 percent, 2.88 percent, 2.24 percent and 2.19 percent respectively.

Aggreko led the top losers of the blue chips with a share price drop of 1.91 percent, followed by Tesco (1.78 percent), United Utilities Group (1.35 percent), Smith & Nephew (1.35 percent) and Severn Trent (1.27 percent).

The index has gained 9.76 percent so far this year when measured in U.S. dollar. Endit