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Among the biggest FTSE 100 climbers were HSBC, Barclays and mining group Xsastra, another sector that improved on yesterday's performance, reports Bloomberg.
Overall, the stock index was up 0.58 per cent at 08:05 BST, with around 28.9 million shares bought and sold on the FTSE 100.
Stock exchange traders also saw a European share recovery, as the Stoxx 600 came back from a five-week low.
The index had added 0.3 per cent to 238.02 at 08:22 BST but remained at its lowest level since 2008, reveals the news agency.
Asian shares fell following Chinese measures to cool economic expansion, reflecting investor loss of confidence due to slowing industrial commodities demand from the eastern powerhouse.
American index futures remained stable with values little changed from yesterday.
Posted by Greg Secker
