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FTSE 100 Monday closes higher on Monday

Xinhua, September 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

The FTSE 100 Index, Britain's benchmark stock market gauge, increased by 0.52 percent, or 31.60 points, to 6,074.52 points.

Miner Antofagasta led the top gainer of London blue chip with a whopping gain of 7.35 percent.

Glencore, Pearson, United Utilities Group and Legal and General Group rose by 7.27 percent, 3.02 percent, 2.28 percent and 1.50 percent respectively.

Meanwhile, British bank Standard Chartered's share price dropped by 1.72 percent, topping the losers of the blue chips.

Share prices of Sports Direct International, Coca-Cola HBC, BAE Systems, and Associated British Food declined by 1.45 percent, 1.23 percent, 0.75 percent and 0.70 percent respectively.

Trading volume in FTSE 100 companies was around 45 percent smaller than the 30-day average. The index has lost 4.53 percent so far this year.

The broader FTSE All-Share Index gained 0.21 percent on Monday. Endit