London’s blue-chips turned higher as the day wore on to finish ten points higher.
Taking a cue from the US, the FTSE100 added around ten points having been flat earlier to close out at 6,279.
Across the Pond, equities gained ground ahead of the release of the minutes from the most recent meeting of the Fed’s policy making committee.
Driving growth is the possibility of a December rate rise.
"Typically, these minutes only generate a modest market reaction; but given the outcome of the October meeting, and in turn, the expectations for the December 16 meeting, today's set of minutes may carry additional weight," said Christopher Vecchio, a currency analyst at Daily FX.
The Dow Jones is up an impressive 131 points at the time of writing, with the S&P500 and Nasdaq also both higher.
Joshua Mahony, at IG Index, said: "Despite this week seeing crude prices hit the lowest level in over two months, the dominant performers of the day have come out of the commodities sector.
"Despite the feeling that commodity prices could remain depressed for a considerable time, these major firms have been great investments down the years and many will fancy their chances on a long-term proposition."
Up until mid-morning the mining sector had been weighing on the FTSE100, but that all changed later with Glencore (LON:GLEN) and Antofagasta (LON:ANTO) making up the top two gainers of the premier index by the close.
Goldman Sachs softened its stance somewhat on the beleaguered mining sector, suggesting certain stocks have fallen far enough.
The broker lifted its ‘sell’ rating on Antofagasta (LON:ANTO) to ‘neutral’ and it was top riser, adding 5.84% to 500p, while Glen added 5.04% to 93.31p.
Conversely, at the bottom of the FTSE100 was British Airways owner International Consolidated Airlines (LON:IAG), which flew 3.73% lower to 543p , while engineer Rolls Royce (LON:RR.) shed 2.16% as its woes continue.
In small caps, DekelOil (LON:DKL) advanced almost 12% to 1.175p after it confirmed its palm kernel crushing plant is now in commercial production and sales have begun.
Meanwhile, Agriterra (LON:AGTA) jumped almost 21% to 0.635p as its Sierra Leone-based cocoa company Tropical Farms signed an agreement with a natural, specialty foods company.
Breedon Aggregates (LON:BREE) gained almost 7% to 64.5p on acquisition news, but shares in troubled parcel courier UK Mail (LON:UKM) plunged around 12% to 320p after problems with a new distribution hub hit first-half profits.