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British FTSE 100 rises 1.09 pct on Thursday

Xinhua, July 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

FTSE 100 Index, British benchmark stock market gauge, Thursday rose by 1.09 percent, or 70.20 points, to 6,533.79 points.

Share price of Associated British Foods increased by 8.89 percent, topping the gainers of the blue chips. Provident Financial, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Dixons Carphone and Taylor Wimpey increased by 8.03 percent, 6.51 percent, 5.82 percent and 5.35 percent respectively.

Fresnillo led the top losers of the blue chips with a share price drop of 4.58 percent, followed by Randgold Resources (4.48 percent), United Utilities Group (1.26 percent), National Grid (1.12 percent), Mondi (1.10 percent). Endit