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British FTSE 100 drops 0.8 pct on Friday

Xinhua, June 27, 2015 Adjust font size:

FTSE 100 Index, British benchmark stock market gauge, Friday decreased by 0.80 percent, or 54.12 points, to 6,753.70 points.

Following another round of talks on Thursday, Greece has still yet to come to an agreement about how it can pay back its debt.

ARM Holdings led the top losers of the blue chips with a share price drop of 5.05 percent, followed by Anglo American (3.54 percent), BHP Billiton (2.58 percent), Glencore (2.56 percent) and TUI AG Reg Shs (DI) (2.37 percent).

Tesco's share price increased by 2.71 percent, topping the gainers of the blue chips. Sainsbury (J), BT Group, Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets and Aberdeen Asset Management advanced by 0.69 percent, 0.64 percent, 0.60 percent and 0.58 percent respectively. Endit