FTSE100 closed higher, after an upbeat session, as traders were cheered by hopes of a Greek debt deal.
The UK benchmark closed over nine points higher at 6,834.
The biggest gainer was Sports Direct (LON:SPD), which added 3.2% to 725p.
It came as the stock was upgraded to ‘outperform’ by RBC Capital Markets.
Analyst Richard Chamberlain says new online initiatives, such as a ‘click and collect’ service, are boosting the sports retailer.
He also highlights that some risks to the business - mostly notable the threat to ‘zero-hour’ contracts used by the group - have reduced recently following the UK general election.
The biggest laggard on the blue chip index was outsourcer Bunzl (LON:BNZL), which dropped 2.06% to 1,852p after it unveiled a slowdown in organic growth in the second quarter.
Chris Beauchamp, at spreadbetters IG, struck a more cautious tone: " Yesterday’s developments have been taken as a signal that investors can stop worrying about Greece for now, as some sort of solution is on its way.
"If we reach the end of the week without a deal, the response could be ugly. Already Greek lawmakers are indicating their displeasure, and there is still much work to be done before we can safely say that the issue is resolved, but for now the default assumption remains that a successful end is on its way."
Meanwhile, in FTSE250, support services group Serco (LON:SRP) climbed more than 8% as traders voiced optimism that the worst could be over for the company, which launched a restructuring following problems with a UK government prisoner tagging contract.
The upbeat sentiment was fuelled by an earlier meeting between analysts and the group's finance director Angus Cockburn.
Shore Capital said in a note: "It is clear to our minds that significant change has now been implemented with regard to the operating culture of Serco from, both a client relationship perspective and in terms of financial reporting."
The biggest London gainer was Nomad Foods (LON:NHL), after the group, which owns Birds Eye frozen food, had a tasty launch on the stock market as its shares soared 80%.
The shares were admitted to the main market of the London Stock Exchange.
The group's operating subsidiary Iglo owns the Iglo and Birds Eye brands after Nomad agreed to buy Iglo Foods Holdings for €2.6bn in April.
In the small caps. Seeing Machines (LON:SEE) shares advanced over 8.5% to 4.75p after the operator monitoring specialist said its alliance with mining equipment giant Caterpillar had seen significant mining sales deals struck for the firm's technology in Australia and Canada.
The sales of DSS to new and existing clients by Caterpillar dealers augurs well for Seeing Machine's fourth quarter, the group said
Madagascar Oil (LON:MOIL) gained 25% to 8.75p as it said it had now submitted an environmental impact assessment for the initial phase of the Tsimiroro field development.
The submission to Madagascar’s Office Nationale de l'Environnement (O.N.E.) comes after the government approved the project’s development plan in April.
MOIL highlights that the EIA is significant as it is the first ever petroleum exploitation EIA to be conducted in Madagascar.
The study was developed in consultation with the O.N.E. to ensure the EIA is in line with national requirements and international best practice, the company added.