British stocks up 2.25 pct Friday

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LONDON, June 5 (Xinhua) -- British stocks rose on Friday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index up by 2.25 percent, or 142.86 points, to close at 6,484.30 points.

Carnival, a British-American cruise operator, soared 19.84 percent, the top gainer of the blue chips. Melrose Industries and International Consolidated Airlines Group increased by 15.11 percent and 13.64 percent, respectively.

Polymetal International, a precious metals mining company, was the worst performer in the blue chips, with its shares losing 5.48 percent. Fresnillo, a Mexican-based precious metals mining company, dropped 5.21 percent. National Grid, a British multinational electricity and gas utility company, fell 2.67 percent. Enditem

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