LONDON, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- British stocks rose on Wednesday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index up by 1.58 percent, or 107.70 points, to close at 6,941.63 points.

British American Tobacco, a tobacco group, soared 4.86 percent, the top gainer of the blue chips. Melrose Industries and DS Smith increased by 4.12 percent and 4.10 percent respectively.

Hargreaves Lansdown, a financial service company, was the worst performer in the blue chips, with its shares losing 2.61 percent. Hiscox, an insurance provider, dropped 0.76 percent. Auto Trader Group, a British digital automotive marketplace, fell 0.53 percent. Enditem

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