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xinhua news agency, london, september 20 (reporter zhao xiuzhi) the financial times 100 index of london stock exchange closed at 8229.99 points on the 20th, down 98.73 points from the previous trading day, a drop of 1.19%. the three major european stock indices all fell on the same day.

in terms of individual stocks, service stocks led the gains among the components of the london stock exchange that day. the top five stocks with the largest gains were: national grid plc, up 1.27%; rolls-royce holdings, up 0.23%; financial services company hargreaves lansdown, up 0.23%; insurance services provider phoenix group, up 0.18%; and marks & spencer, up 0.08%.

among the stocks listed on the london stock exchange that day, industrial stocks led the decline. the top five stocks with the largest declines were: spirax group's share price fell 4.79%; retailer fraser group's share price fell 4.48%; clothing retailer nexter's share price fell 3.98%; investment company melrose industries' share price fell 3.80%; mining company antofagasta's share price fell 3.79%; and chemicals company croda international's share price fell 3.79%.

as for the other two major european stock indices, the cac 40 index of the paris stock exchange in france closed at 7,500.26 points, down 115.15 points from the previous trading day, a drop of 1.51%; the dax index of the frankfurt stock exchange in germany closed at 18,720.01 points, down 282.37 points from the previous trading day, a drop of 1.49%. (end)