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FTSE 100 up 0.12 pct on Monday

Xinhua, May 19, 2015 Adjust font size:

FTSE 100 Index, Britain's benchmark stock market gauge, increased by 0.12 percent, or 8.38 points, to 6,968.87 points on Monday.

There was little economic activity on Monday. The London stock index closed slightly higher after a choppy session, though the upside was limited by continuing uncertainty over the situation in Greece.

Fresnillo led the top gainers of the blue chips with a share price spike of 5.39 percent, followed by Sage Group (3.22 percent), Royal Mail (2.80 percent), Babcock International Group (2.78 percent) and Marks & Spencer Group (2.29 percent).

BHP Billiton's share price dropped by 4.57 percent, topping the losers of the blue chips. Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Aviva, easyJet and Anglo American decreased by 1.43 percent, 1.38 percent, 1.29 percent and 1.24 percent respectively.

The index has gained 8.06 percent so far this year when measured in U.S. dollars. Endit