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British FTSE 100 decreases 1.04 pct on Wednesday

Xinhua, November 3, 2016 Adjust font size:

The FTSE 100 Index, Britain's benchmark stock market gauge, decreases by 1.04 percent, or 71.72 points, to 6,845.42 points on Wednesday.

Share price of Fresnillo increased by 3.61 percent, topping the gainers of the blue chips. Next, easyJet, Randgold Resources, and Associated British Foods increased by 3.51 percent, 2.92 percent, 2.57 percent and 2.02 percent respectively.

Standard Chartered led the top losers of the blue chips with a share price drop of 4.34 percent, following by Royal Dutch Shell A (2.86 percent), Royal Dutch Shell B (2.84 percent), Barclays (2.49 percent) and St James's Place (2.33 percent). Endit