LONDON, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- British stocks decreased on Monday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index down by 1.17 percent, or 68.27 points, to close at 5,792.01 points.
Pearson, a British multinational publishing and education company, soared 2.97 percent, the top gainer of the blue chips. AstraZeneca and BT Group increased by 1.69 percent and 1.43 percent, respectively.
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