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UK stocks started the week on a bright note following gains on Asian exchanges, with mining companies leading substantial Monday morning gains.
At 0831, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was up 65.4 points, or 0.9%, at 7.182.55.
Mining titans Antofagasta, Glencore and BHP rose 2.6%, 2.2% and 1.4%, respectively.
Facilities management company Mitie climbed 3.2% to 164.1p on the back of news that it had agreed to sell its catering and hospitality business to CH&CO for up to £85m.
Sale proceeds would be used to strengthen Mitie's balance sheet and trim debt.
Storage company Safestore gained 1.4% to 630.5p after announcing that it had formed a joint venture with Carlyle European Real Estate Fund to acquire Dutch group M3 Self Storage.
Safestore would buy a 20% equity stake for around €5m and provide management services to the venture.
Data analytics company Ixico jumped 19% as it forecast full-year revenue and earnings to 'materially' ahead of market expectations.
Alternative fuels developer Quadrise Fuels International fell 1.3% after it revealed that it was in advanced talks with a potential funding provider, sparking concerns of a dilutionary equity raising.
AfriTin Mining advanced 5.7% to 3.7pas it heralded the first production of tin concentrate at its flagship Uis mine in Namibia.
Mineral processing group Tri-Star Resources jumped 11% as commercial-grade production commenced at an antimony-gold processing facility in Oman, of which it held a 40% stake.
Immunotherapy-based cancer treatment developer Scancell fell 3.5% as it withdrew a delayed regulatory application in the US to allow the UK arm of a clinical trial to proceed.
Antibiotics developer Motif Bio rallied 8.7% after it revealed it was planning to study the effectiveness of an antibiotic treatment candidate against Listeria.