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British FTSE 100 rises 0.27 pct on Tuesday

Xinhua, May 18, 2016 Adjust font size:

The FTSE 100 Index, Britain's benchmark stock market gauge, increased by 0.27 percent, or 16.37 points, to 6,167.77 points on Tuesday.

The share price of Ashtead Group shot up by 5.82 percent, topping the gainers of the blue chips. Taylor Wimpey, Inmarsat, DCC and Berkeley Group Holdings rose by 4.71 percent, 4.07 percent, 3.82 percent and 2.48 percent respectively.

Associated British Foods led the top losers of the blue chips with a share price drop of 2.33 percent, following by TUI (2.28 percent), Unilever (1.79 percent), Diageo (1.75 percent) and Imperial Brands (1.47 percent). Endit