Off the wire
• 2nd LD Writethru: Putin, Kerry discuss closer Russia-U.S. cooperation on Ukraine crisis  • 1st LD Writethru: Oil prices gain on positive demand forecast  • U.S. federal budget surplus hits record high in April  • Number of traffic accidents in Malta up 10 pct  • 1st LD Writethru: U.S. dollar declines on weak data  • Interview: China's stock market volatility normal: U.S. experts  • Urgent: U.S. dollar declines on weak data  • Italian nurse tests positive for Ebola virus  • Urgent: Oil prices gain on positive demand forecast  • Morocco arrests 22 sub-Saharan migrants off Mediterranean coasts  
You are here: 　 Home

British FTSE 100 loses 1.37 pct on Tuesday

Xinhua, May 13, 2015 Adjust font size:

FTSE 100 Index, the British benchmark stock market gauge, Tuesday decreased by 1.37 percent, or 96.05 points, to 6,933.80 points.

Experian led the top losers of the blue chips with a share price drop of 3.14 percent, followed by Fresnillo (1.71 percent), Antofagasta (1.15 percent), Randgold Resources Ltd. (0.85 percent) and Lloyds Banking Group (0.48 percent).

EasyJet's share price increased by 9.77 percent, topped the gainers of the blue chips. Kingfisher, Aberdeen Asset Management, Ashtead Group and Hargreaves Lansdown increased by 3.53 percent, 3.44 percent, 3.23 percent and 3.00 percent respectively.

The index has gained 7.31 percent so far this year when measured in U.S. dollar. Endit