Resource firms lead FTSE 100 higher after data By: MarketWatch January 02, 2013 at 04:49 AM EST Mining firms lead U.K. stocks higher on Wednesday, after data from China show the country’s manufacturing sector continued to expand in December. Read More >> Related Stocks: BP Plc ADR Barclays Plc ADR Bhp Billiton Ltd ADR HSBC Holdings Plc ADR Lloyds Banking Group Plc ADR Rio Tinto Plc ADR Royal Dutch Shell Cl B ADR