LONDON, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- British stocks rose on Friday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index up by 1.29 percent, or 74.63 points, to close at 5,860.28 points.

　　Rolls-Royce Holdings, a Britain-based engineering company, soared 7.40 percent, the top gainer of the blue chips. Barclays and Lloyds Banking Group increased by 6.96 percent and 4.91 percent, respectively.

　　Pearson, a British multinational publishing and education company, was the worst performer in the blue chips, with its shares losing 1.65 percent. Just Eat Takeaway, an online food order and delivery service, dropped 1.61 percent. InterContinental Hotels Group, a British multinational hospitality company, fell 1.45 percent. Enditem

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