British stocks up 0.14 pct Wednesday

LONDON, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- British stocks rose on Wednesday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index up by 0.14 percent, or 8.59 points, to close at 6,045.60 points.

AVEVA Group, a British multinational information technology company, soared 9.69 percent, the top gainer of the blue chips. JD Sports Fashion and Melrose Industries increased by 3.82 percent and 3.78 percent, respectively.

ITV, a British media company, was the worst performer in the blue chips, with its shares losing 2.08 percent. Diageo, a British multinational alcoholic beverages company, dropped 2.00 percent. Rolls-Royce Holdings, a British-based engineering company, fell 1.63 percent.