British stocks up 1.68 pct Wednesday

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LONDON, May 5 (Xinhua) -- British stocks rose Wednesday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index up by 1.68 percent, or 116.13 points, to close at 7,039.30 points.

Anglo American, a globally diversified mining business, soared 6.29 percent, the top gainer of the blue chips. CRH and BHP Group increased by 5.34 percent and 4.99 percent, respectively.

Ocado Group, an online grocer, was the worst performer in the blue chips, with its shares losing 2.10 percent. Land Securities Group, a commercial property development and investment company, dropped 1.72 percent. Avast, a leading cybersecurity company, fell 1.45 percent. Enditem

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