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British FTSE 100 rises 0.64 pct on Tuesday

Xinhua, May 2, 2017 Adjust font size:

FTSE 100 Index, British benchmark stock market gauge, Tuesday rose by 0.64 percent, or 46.11 points, to 7,250.05 points.

Share price of Intertek Group increased by 3.30 percent, topped the gainers of the blue chips. Standard Life, Barratt Developments, Worldpay Group and Persimmon increased by 2.78 percent, 2.67 percent, 2.67 percent and 2.58 percent respectively.

Antofagasta led the top losers of the blue chips with a share price drop of 3.52 percent, following by Fresnillo (2.82 percent), Anglo American (2.49 percent), Randgold Resources (2.13 percent) and Glencore (1.91 percent). Endit