LONDON, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- British stocks rose on Friday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index up by 2.27 percent, or 149.29 points, to close at 6,733.97 points.

British American Tobacco, a tobacco group, soared 4.32 percent, the top gainer of the blue chips. John Wood Group and Legal & General Group increased by 4.29 percent and 4.16 percent respectively.

Randgold Resources, an international gold mining and exploration business, was the worst performer in the blue chips, with its shares losing 1.71 percent. Enditem