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At 10:07 BST the index had climbed 0.4 per cent - or 16,68 points - to 4,576.58 points, Reuters reports.
This was despite weak performances from many big mining firms, with Anglo American, Lonmin, Rio Tinto, Kazakhmys, BHP Billiton and Eurasian Natural Resources recording falls of as much as 1.8 per cent.
Vodafone was one of the main contributors to the rise, with shares in the telecoms provider increasing by 2.8 per cent after it announced that sales are currently in line with expectations.
There were also gains for defensive pharmaceutical stocks, such as AstraZeneca and Shire.
Market strategist Joshua Raymond noted that the FTSE 100 has climbed 12 per cent since July 13th.
"The rally we have seen has been fantastic," he stated, adding that it shows "that there is a growing trust amongst investors that the heavyweight stocks will head in the right direction".
