LONDON, July 13 (Xinhua) -- British stocks decreased on Tuesday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index down by 0.01 percent, or 0.70 points, to close at 7,124.72 points.

Fresnillo, a Mexican-based precious metals mining company, soared 3.11 percent, the top gainer of the blue chips. Ashtead Group and Rentokil Initial increased by 1.93 percent and 1.76 percent, respectively.

Natwest Group, a British banking and financial services company, was the worst performer in the blue chips, with its shares losing 2.61 percent. International Consolidated Airlines Group, an Anglo-Spanish multinational airline holding company, dropped 2.25 percent. Rolls-Royce Holdings, a British-based engineering company, fell 2.22 percent. Enditem

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