LONDON, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- British stocks decreased on Tuesday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index down by 1.75 percent, or 127.18 points, to close at 7,158.76 points.

Fresnillo, a Mexican-based precious metals mining company, soared 1.96 percent, the top gainer of the blue chips. Polymetal International and British Land Company increased by 1.84 percent and 0.92 percent, respectively.

EVRAZ, a multinational vertically integrated steel making and mining company, saw its shares lose 7.42 percent. InterContinental Hotels Group, an international hotel company, dropped 3.93 percent. Carnival, a British-American cruise operator, fell 3.84 percent. Enditem

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