LONDON, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- British stocks decreased on Thursday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index down by 0.85 percent, or 64.25 points, to close at 7,507.67 points.

Phoenix Group Holdings, a life insurance and pension funds services provider, soared 1.33 percent, the top gainer of the blue chips. Taylor Wimpey and Pearson increased by 1.16 percent and 1.04 percent, respectively.

Evraz, a multinational vertically integrated steel making and mining company, was the worst performer in the blue chips, with its shares losing 6.47 percent. Antofagasta, an international mining company, dropped 4.83 percent. International Consolidated Airlines Group, an Anglo-Spanish multinational airline holding company, fell 3.94 percent. Enditem

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