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British FTSE 100 increases 1.06 pct on Friday

Xinhua, October 24, 2015 Adjust font size:

FTSE 100 Index, Britain's benchmark stock market gauge increased by 1.06 percent, or 67.80 points, to 6,444.08 points on Friday.

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) on Friday cut the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) of banks, and the benchmark interest rates.

The eurozone manufacturing purchasing managers' index held at 52 in October compared to a month ago, beating expectations for a reading of 51.7, Markit revealed.

The share price of Travis Perkins increased by 5.09 percent, topping the gainers of the blue chips. Shire, WPP, Aberdeen Asset Management and Burberry Group increased by 4.41 percent, 4.16 percent, 4.09 percent and 4.00 percent respectively.

Pearson led the top losers of the blue chips with a share price drop of 5.21 percent, followed by BG Group (2.31 percent), Royal Dutch Shell 'B' (1.53 percent), Royal Dutch Shell 'A' (1.37 percent) and Reckitt Benckiser Group (0.97 percent). Endit