British stocks down 0.06 pct Wednesday

LONDON, Oct.7 (Xinhua) -- British stocks decreased on Wednesday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index down by 0.06 percent, or 3.69 points, to close at 5,946.25 points.

Rolls-Royce Holdings, a UK-based engineering company, soared 4.43 percent, the top gainer of the blue chips. CRH and Glencore increased by 3.03 percent and 2.75 percent, respectively.