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British FTSE 100 rises 0.38 pct on Wednesday

Xinhua, February 23, 2017 Adjust font size:

FTSE 100 Index, British benchmark stock market gauge, Wednesday rose by 0.38 percent, or 27.42 points, to 7,302.25 points.

Share price of Capita increased by 8.66 percent, topped the gainers of the blue chips. Unilever, Rolls-Royce Holdings, Lloyds Banking Group and Reckitt Benckiser Group increased by 6.85 percent, 6.14 percent, 3.49 percent and 2.67 percent respectively.

Anglo American led the top losers of the blue chips with a share price drop of 3.75 percent, followed by Smurfit Kappa Group down 3.38 percent, InterContinental Hotels Group down 2.78 percent, BHP Billiton losing 2.32 percent and Babcock International Group losing 1.93 percent. Endit