Halfords Group Plc climbed 3.6 percent to 424.5 pence as Morgan Stanley lifted its recommendation on the U.K.’s biggest retailer of car parts and bicycle to “overweight” from “equal weight.”
British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc rallied 1.9 percent to 742.5 pence amid speculation that News Corp. 's takeover of the company is more likely to be approved.
BG Group Plc, the U.K. 's third-largest natural-gas producer, jumped 2.9 percent to 1, 245.5 pence after it posted third-quarter profit that rose 12 percent on higher domestic gas prices.