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LONDON, July 11 (Xinhua) -- British stocks decreased on Wednesday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index down by 1.30 percent, or 100.08 points, to close at 7,591.96 points.
Barratt developments, a residential property development company, soared 3.52 percent, the top gainer of the blue chips. Kingfisher and Next increased by 1.43 percent and 1.17 percent, respectively.
Micro focus international, a multinational software and information technology business, was the worst performer in the blue chips, with its shares losing 9.17 percent. Tui, a leisure travel group, dropped 5.19 percent. Ocado group, an online grocery retailer, fell 5.12 percent. Enditem
