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FTSE 100 decreases 0.44 pct on Monday

Xinhua, June 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

FTSE 100 Index, British benchmark stock market gauge, Monday decreased by 0.44 percent, or 30.85 points, to 6,953.58 points.

The London stock index dropped on Monday as the weaker-than-expected data from Britain and the uncertainty of Greece.

British manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI), a gauge of the industry activities, edged up to 52.0 in May 2015 from the revised 51.8 in April 2015, said Markit Economics Limited Monday.

The data was lower than the market estimates consensus of 52.5.

Greece is due to make a payment on their debt on June 5 according to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's spokesman Gabriel Sakellaridis, and has already hinted that they may or may not be able to make that payment.

Ashtead Group's share price increased by 2.77 percent, topping the gainers of the blue chips. Dixons Carphone, International Consolidated Airlines Group SA, British Land Company and Compass Group increased by 1.96 percent, 1.17 percent, 1.16 percent and 1.14 percent respectively.

Weir Group led the top losers of the blue chips with a share price drop of 3.36 percent, followed by Anglo American (2.24 percent), Glencore (2.15 percent), Imperial Tobacco Group (1.90 percent) and Standard Chartered (1.67 percent).

The index has gained 7.94 percent so far this year when measured in U.S. dollar. Endit