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(Open): The market kept up its forward momentum, with the FTSE 100 climbing 72.21 points, or 1.1%, to 6,522.28.
Mining shares bolstered the FTSE after US miner Alcoa reported better-than-expected profits on Monday.
Among the UK-listed mining firms, Anglo American rose 2.9% and BHP Billiton climbed 2.8%.
M&S dropped 2% after its clothing sales fell again. Like-for-like sales of general merchandise - which includes clothing - were down 1.6%.
However, this was offset by a 1.8% increase in food sales.
RBS shares led the FTSE 100 risers board, adding 4.3% as investors continued to react to Monday's news that the government is not planning tougher leverage ratios.
On the currency markets the pound rose 0.2% against the dollar to $1.4975, and edged up slightly against the euro to 1.1624 euros.
Source: BBC News - Business http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11899862#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
