LONDON, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- British stocks decreased on Friday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index down by 2.53 percent, or 168.53 points, to close at 6,483.43 points.
International Consolidated Airlines Group, an Anglo-Spanish multinational airline holding company, soared 3.06 percent, the top gainer of the blue chips. Reckitt Benckiser Group and Kingfisher increased by 0.84 percent and 0.61 percent, respectively.
Rightmove, a UK-based online real estate portal company, was the worst performer in the blue chips, with its shares losing 6.77 percent. Anglo American, a globally diversified mining business, dropped 6.13 percent. British Land, a commercial property company, fell 5.77 percent. Enditem
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