The FTSE 100 is set to open at the ominous sounding level of 6,666, if spread betting quotes are to be believed.
If correct, that would represent an 84 point rise on last night's close, building on yesterday's 91 point gain.
Chinese stocks – those that can still be traded – had another stonking day in Shanghai, where the composite index was up 182 points, or 4.9%, at 3,891 near the close of trading.
The Hong Kong market has put in an excellent shift as well, propelling the Hang Seng index 521 points higher (+2.1%) to 24,914.
Regulators in China have introduced measures designed to put a floor under tumbling share prices, including investigations into suspected short selling – the sale of stocks an investor does not own.
Chinese companies are also being encouraged to explore the possibility of buying back their own shares.
Elsewhere in Asia, things were not so rosy, with Japan's Nikkei 225 off 107 points, or 0.5%, at 19,748, with less than half an hour of trading left before the close.
US markets finished off their best levels yesterday, with the Dow Jones up 33 at 17,549, the S&P 500 five points firmer at 2,051 and the Nasdaq Composite 13 points to the good at 4,922.
In Europe today, the focus is likely to be on Greece, where the government is said to be seeking a three-year bailout loan of close to €54bn.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has drawn up a package of tax increases and spending cuts in the hope of persuading the country's paymasters to loosen the purse strong.
Corporate news flow is quiet, with recently listed investment firm Mercia Technologies (LON:MERC) set to catch the eye with its first set of results as a publicly listed company.