LONDON, March 22 (Xinhua) -- FTSE 100 Index, British benchmark stock market gauge, Wednesday decreased by 0.73 percent, or 53.62 points, to 7,324.72 points.
Share price of Antofagasta increased by 1.69 percent, topping the gainers of the blue chips. Anglo American, Randgold Resources, ConvaTec Group and BT Group increased by 1.44 percent, 1.39 percent, 1.07 percent and 1.07 percent respectively.
Kingfisher led the top losers of the blue chips with a share price drop of 5.09 percent, following by Standard Life (2.78 percent), International Consolidated Airlines Group (2.77 percent), Rolls-Royce Holdings (2.57 percent) and Ashtead Group (2.49 percent). Enditem