British stocks down 3.38 pct Monday

LONDON, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- British stocks decreased on Monday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index down by 3.38 percent, or 202.76 points, to close at 5,804.29 points.

Tesco, a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer, soared 2.69 percent, the top gainer of the blue chips. WM Morrison Supermarkets and Just Eat Takeaway increased by 2.27 percent and 1.38 percent, respectively.

International Consolidated Airlines Group, an Anglo-Spanish multinational airline holding company, was the worst performer in the blue chips, with its shares losing 12.08 percent. Rolls-Royce Holdings, a British-based engineering company, dropped 10.80 percent. Melrose Industries, a London-based company that specialises in buying and improving underperforming businesses, fell 8.83 percent.