LONDON, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- British stocks decreased on Thursday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index down by 0.06 percent, or 4.10 points, to close at 6,503.72 points.

　 Lloyds Banking Group, a major British financial institution, soared 5.65 percent, the top gainer of the blue chips. NatWest Group and Compass Group increased by 5.54 percent and 4.45 percent, respectively.

Unilever, a British-Dutch transnational consumer goods company, was the worst performer in the blue chips, with its shares losing 6.20 percent. Fresnillo, a Mexican-based precious metals mining company, dropped 3.29 percent. BT Group, a British multinational telecommunications holding company, fell 3.22 percent. Enditem

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