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British FTSE 100 rises 0.06 pct on Wednesday

Xinhua, September 22, 2016 Adjust font size:

FTSE 100 Index, British benchmark stock market gauge, Wednesday rises by 0.06 percent, or 3.98 points, to 6,834.77 points.

Share price of Legal & General Group increased by 3.68 percent, topped the gainers of the blue chips. Anglo American, Kingfisher, Barclays and Fresnillo increased by 3.63 percent, 3.23 percent, 3.09 percent and 2.57 percent, respectively.

Ashtead Group led the top losers of the blue chips with a share price drop of 2.80 percent, following by TUI (2.42 percent), Hikma Pharmaceuticals (2.13 percent), BAE Systems (2.02 percent) and Imperial Brands (1.95 percent). Enditem