British stocks down 3.18 pct Friday

Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2020 shows the exterior of London Stock Exchange Group in London, Britain. British stocks decreased on Friday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index down by 3.18 percent, or 215.79 points, to close at 6,580.61 points. (Xinhua/Han Yan)

LONDON, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- British stocks decreased on Friday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index down by 3.18 percent, or 215.79 points, to close at 6,580.61 points.

Rolls-Royce Holdings, a British-based engineering company, soared 3.23 percent, the top gainer of the blue chips. Kingfisher and Carnival increased by 1.77 percent and 1.59 percent, respectively.

TUI AG, a Germany-based integrated tourism group, was the worst performer in the blue chips, with its shares losing 8.51 percent. International Consolidated Airlines Group, an Anglo-Spanish multinational airline holding company, dropped 8.42 percent. Polymetal International, a precious metal mining company, fell 7.76 percent.