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British FTSE 100 plunge as ECB's decides on QE

Xinhua, December 4, 2015 Adjust font size:

FTSE 100 Index, the British benchmark stock market gauge, plummeted by 2.27 percent, or 145.93 points, to 6,275.00 points on Thursday.

The London stock index took a nosedive as the European Central Bank failed to deliver on market expectations of an increase in monthly asset purchases.

The share price of Berkeley Group Holdings increased by 1.24 percent, topping the gainers of the blue chips. Sage Group, Whitbread, Meggitt and G4S inched up by 0.78 percent, 0.55 percent, 0.48 percent and 0.04 percent respectively.

Sports Direct International led the top losers of the blue chips with a share price drop of 5.36 percent, followed by Ashtead Group (4.97 percent), Johnson Matthey (4.68 percent), Royal Mail (4.07 percent) and Experian (4.07 percent). Endit