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LONDON, May 23 (Xinhua) -- British stocks decreased on Tuesday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index down by 0.15 percent, or 11.05 points, to close at 7,485.29 points.
Babcock International Group, a British support services company, soared 2.97 percent, the top gainer of the blue chips. EasyJet and ConvaTec Group increased by 2.52 percent and 2.42 percent respectively.
The European leading home improvement retailer Kingfisher was the worst performer in the blue chips, with its shares losing 2.42 percent. The global biopharmaceutical company Shire dropped 2.35 percent, while WPP, a British multinational advertising and public relations company, fell 2.16 percent. Enditem
