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London open: FTSE gains after encouraging China data; Vistry, BP updates in focus

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Wednesday 14 Jan 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday as investors mulled encouraging Chinese trade data, with trading updates from Vistry and BP in focus.
At 0845 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 10,171.12.

Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: "UK stocks opened...

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