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The market was up by 0.3 per cent - 14.63 points at 5385.67 - after it narrowly rose yesterday by 0.1 per cent, which has led to an overall weekly growth of 3.4 per cent, the highest since July, Reuters reports.
Gains from miners and energy firms were responsible for the early hike, but moves are subdued because of August employment data from the United States.
However, according to a survey by the news provider, non-farm payrolls - the release of which is due in the early afternoon - are predicted to have decreased by 100,000.
Richard Hunter, head of equities at Hargreaves Lansdown, said everyone is wary of the forthcoming announcement.
This news comes after the initial FTSE 100 figures yesterday revealed it was flat, however the FTSE 250 was showing a slight rise of 0.4 per cent.
Posted by Greg Secker
