FTSE 100 Index, British benchmark stock market gauge, Wednesday dropped by 0.50 percent, or 34.77 points, to 6859.15 points.

Share price of Barratt Developments increased by 1.47 percent, topped the gainers of the blue chips. CRH, Whitbread, BT Group, and Babcock International Group increased by 0.92 percent, 0.85 percent, 0.82 percent, and 0.69 percent respectively.

Admiral Group led the top losers of the blue chips with a share price drop of 7.68 percent, followed by London Stock Exchange Group (2.92 percent), Antofagasta Holdings (2.86 percent), Fresnillo (2.77 percent), and Anglo American (2.73 percent).

Source : XINHUA