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FTSE 100 up 0.32 pct on Wednesday

Xinhua, June 4, 2015 Adjust font size:

FTSE 100 Index, British benchmark stock market gauge, Wednesday increased by 0.32 percent, or 22.19 points, to 6,950.46 points.

The London stock closed higher despite the release of weaker-than-expected data from Britain.

British services purchasing managers' index (PMI), a gauge measuring the industry activity, dropped substantially to 56.5 in May 2015 from 59.5 in a month prior, said Markit Economics Limited Wednesday.

Besides, the European Central Bank announced on Wednesday that it kept the main interest rates unchanged, while reiterating that it would fully carry-out its sovereign bond purchase program, as planned.

Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets's share price increased by 3.25 percent, topped the gainers of the blue chips. TUI AG Reg Shs, Direct Line Insurance Group, Standard Chartered and Unilever increased by 2.32 percent, 2.18 percent, 2.04 percent and 1.94 percent respectively.

British Land Company led the top losers of the blue chips with a share price drop of 2.70 percent, followed by International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (2.07 percent), Land Securities Group (1.70 percent), Vodafone Group (1.65 percent) and Fresnillo (1.39 percent). Endit