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British FTSE 100 decreases 0.03 pct on Wednesday

Xinhua, May 19, 2016 Adjust font size:

FTSE 100 Index, the British benchmark stock market gauge, Wednesday decreased by 0.03 percent, or 1.97 points, to 6,165.80 points.

Share price of Royal Bank of Scotland Group increased by 4.29 percent, topped the gainers of the blue chips. Standard Life, Barclays, Ashtead Group and easyJet increased by 4.12 percent, 3.74 percent, 3.67 percent and 3.48 percent respectively.

Anglo American led the top losers of the blue chips with a share price drop of 3.95 percent, following by Antofagasta (2.93 percent), Burberry Group (2.71 percent), Glencore (2.60 percent) and Inmarsat (2.18 percent). Enditem