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British FTSE 100 rises 0.10 pct on Wednesday

Xinhua, March 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

FTSE 100 Index, British benchmark stock market gauge, Wednesday rose by 0.10 percent, or 6.37 points, to 6,199.11 points.

Share price of Kingfisher increased by 5.88 percent, topped the gainers of the blue chips. Berkeley Group Holdings, Sky, Mediclinic International and Unilever increased by 2.75 percent, 2.37 percent, 2.25 percent and 2.01 percent respectively.

Anglo American led the top losers of the blue chips with a share price drop of 5.39 percent, following by Fresnillo (4.43 percent), Glencore (3.97 percent), Standard Chartered (3.46 percent), and Antofagasta (3.11 percent). Endit