London's FTSE 100 rallied 54 points to 8,303 on Wednesday morning following news inflation in the UK had stooped to a three-year low.
ONS figures showed the consumer price index subsided to 1.7% last month, against 2.2% in August, driven by the likes of lower petrol prices and airfares.
Among companies, Whitbread climbed early on after the Premier Inn owner reported a 22% drop in interim profit but unveiled a new £100 million share buyback.
Moonpig also climbed on news of a £25 million share buyback, which marks the personalised greeting card retailer’s first ever.
And finally, Just Eat shares took a knock early on after the delivery firm posted a drop in sales over the third quarter on declining order numbers.
