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British FTSE 100 slightly changed on Thursday

Xinhua, April 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

FTSE 100 Index, the British benchmark stock market gauge, Thursday rose by 0.04 percent, or 2.49 points, to 6,322.40 points.

Share price of Anglo American increased by 8.08 percent, topped the gainers of the blue chips.

Rio Tinto, Rolls-Royce Holdings, BHP Billiton and Fresnillo increased by 4.27 percent, 3.12 percent, 2.11 percent and 2.05 percent respectively.

Legal & General Group led the top losers of the blue chips with a share price drop of 4.42 percent, following by ITV (3.51 percent), St James's Place (2.97 percent), Royal Bank of Scotland Group (2.90 percent) and Associated British Foods (2.88 percent). Endit