LONDON, July 29 (Xinhua) -- British stocks rose Thursday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index up by 0.88 percent, or 61.79 points, to close at 7,078.42 points.

Rentokil Initial, a business services company, soared 6.75 percent, the top gainer of the blue chips. Informa and Anglo American increased by 5.74 percent and 5.36 percent, respectively.

BT Group, a British multinational telecommunications holding company, was the worst performer in the blue chips, with its shares losing 6.55 percent. Smith & Nephew, a British multinational medical equipment manufacturing company, dropped 6.33 percent. Weir Group, a Scottish multinational engineering company, fell 5.96 percent. Enditem

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