UK stocks marched higher on Thursday, a day after narrowly breaking a five-session winning run, as miners advanced on the back of a rally for major metals, writes MarketWatch.

The FTSE 100 index rose 0.4% to 7,496.92, setting it on track for its sixth win in seven days. The benchmark on Wednesday slipped 0.01% after a mixed reading on the country’s services sector capped off a disappointing round of figures for purchasing managers indexes.