In initial trade, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of major blue-chip firms rose 0.4 percent at 7,157.46 points.

In the eurozone, the Paris CAC 40 index won almost 0.8 percent to 5,052.33 and Frankfurt's DAX 30 jumped nearly 1.0 percent to 11,123.43 points, compared with Monday's closing levels.