The London market has rallied back after commodity stocks lifted on fresh hopes that a cut to oil production could be around the corner.
The FTSE 100 Index climbed 35.7 points to 6126.2 after the Kuwaiti governor of the oil cartel Opec said an output freeze could be enforced following a meeting in Qatar on April 17.
Nawal Al-Fuzaia also said she expects a balance of supply and demand to be reached in the second half of this year, leading to higher oil prices.
Anglo American climbed 10.3p to 536p, while Royal Dutch Shell rose 23p to 1677p, as the price of Brent crude climbed 2.3% or 86 cents to 38.73 US dollars a barrel.
In Europe, Germany’s Dax was down 0.28%, while the Cac 40 in France was up 0.34%.
Elsewhere in stocks, budget airline easyJet was the worst performer after it admitted taking a knock from strikes in France last week.
The low-cost carrier said the number of passengers it carried rose by 4.3% to 5.7 million in March, up from 5.5 million in the same month last year, but its load factor fell 1.3% to 91.3% after industrial action triggered a wave of flight cancellations.
Shares dropped 1.7% or 27p to 1495p, while British Airways-owner IAG also came under pressure following the news, falling 5p to 544p.