London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, with BP leading the charge after results, as investors eyed a speech by US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.
At 0835 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 7,880.29.
Powell is due to speak later in the day at the Economic Club of Washington.
On home shores, investors were digesting industry data showing that UK retail sales growth slowed last month as the festive boost faded.
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