Commodity price strength today helped to underpin the FTSE 100 index during a strong session for mining stocks.
The gains came after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell signalled that US interest rates are likely to fall this year.
But after London markets closed, shares on Wall Street plummeted, with the effects likely to be felt in the City when trading opens tomorrow morning.
In other developments, shares in Go Compare owner Future and newly-listed CAB Payments rose sharply after their respective updates.
