The index of Britain's leading shares soared 1.4 percent on Thursday after the Federal Reserve kept rates steady, with commodity stocks and a flurry of corporate news and results supporting the upside.
On Wednesday, the Fed held interest rates at 5.25 percent and said recent data suggested "somewhat firmer" growth, adding that there were signs of stabilisation in the U.S. housing market.
At 1201 GMT the FTSE 100 was up 85.7 points, or 1.4 percent at 6,288.3 with all stocks in the blue.
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