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British FTSE 100 decreases 1.82 pct on Thursday

Xinhua, May 20, 2016 Adjust font size:

FTSE 100 Index, British benchmark stock market gauge, Thursday decreased by 1.82 percent, or 112.45 points, to 6,053.35 points.

Share price of 3i Group increased by 2.46 percent, topped the gainers of the blue chips. Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Berkeley Group Holdings, ITV and Admiral Group increased by 1.39 percent, 1.08 percent, 0.97 percent and 0.86 percent respectively.

Fresnillo led the top losers of the blue chips with a share price drop of 6.99 percent, following by Royal Dutch Shell A (4.90 percent), Merlin Entertainments (4.73 percent), Royal Dutch Shell B (4.45 percent) and Anglo American (4.42 percent). Endit