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British FTSE 100 jumps 1.99 pct on Tuesday

Xinhua, November 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

FTSE 100 Index, the British benchmark stock market gauge, Tuesday increased by 1.99 percent, or 122.38 points, to 6,268.76 points.

Share price of Smiths Group increased by 10.21 percent, topped the gainers of the blue chips. Rolls-Royce Holdings, Hargreaves Lansdown, Old Mutual and Shire increased by 5.11 percent, 3.81 percent, 3.81 percent and 3.74 percent respectively.

Anglo American led the top losers of the blue chips with a share price drop of 5.07 percent, followed by easyJet (4.09 percent), Randgold Resources Ltd. (2.46 percent), Glencore (0.79 percent) and Antofagasta (0.61 percent). Endit