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British FTSE 100 decreases 0.66 pct

Xinhua, January 24, 2017 Adjust font size:

FTSE 100 Index, British benchmark stock market gauge, Monday decreased by 0.66 percent, or 47.26 points, to 7,151.18 points.

Share price of Antofagasta increased by 3.61 percent, topping the gainers of the blue chips. Fresnillo, easyJet, Capita and London Stock Exchange Group increased by 3.42 percent, 3.07 percent, 1.66 percent and 1.57 percent respectively.

Paddy Power Betfair led the top losers of the blue chips with a share price drop of 4.38 percent, following by Dixons Carphone (2.58 percent), Royal Bank of Scotland Group (2.26 percent), BP (2.25 percent) and Sage Group (1.94 percent). Endit