British stocks down 0.22 pct Monday

Source: Xinhua| 2021-01-19 01:49:51|Editor: huaxia

LONDON, Jan.18 (Xinhua) -- British stocks decreased on Monday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index down by 0.22 percent, or 15.06 points, to close at 6,720.65 points.

Ocado Group, an online grocer, soared 2.55 percent, the top gainer of the blue chips. Barclays and NatWest group increased by 1.69 percent and 1.39 percent, respectively.

Ferguson, a multinational plumbing and heating products distributor, was the worst performer in the blue chips, with its shares losing 1.92 percent. Hikma Pharmaceuticals, a multinational pharmaceutical company, dropped 1.77 percent. Pearson, a British multinational publishing and education company, fell 1.68 percent. Enditem

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