British stocks up 0.81 pct Wednesday

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LONDON, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- British stocks rose on Wednesday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index up by 0.81 percent, or 60.35 points, to close at 7,551.72 points.

Antofagasta, a copper mining company, soared 7.49 percent, the top gainer of the blue chips. BHP Group, a global resources company, and Anglo American, a globally diversified mining business, increased by 4.46 percent and 3.87 percent, respectively.

Taylor Wimpey, a Britain-based housebuilding company, was the worst performer in the blue chips, with its shares losing 4.80 percent. Smith & Nephew, a British multinational medical equipment manufacturing company, dropped 4.56 percent. Barratt Developments, one of the largest residential property development companies in Britain, fell 3.39 percent. Enditem

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