A London Stock Exchange logo, in this illustration taken September 28, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

The United Kingdom's FTSE 100 rose 0.78% to 10,835.47 points on Wednesday as rebounding oil and copper prices lifted energy and mining shares. The midcap FTSE 250 index climbed 0.72% over the same trading session. The gains come as traders evaluate monetary policy expectations and growth forecasts across the domestic economy.