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.
Carphone Warehouse jumped 6.8 percent to 329 pence after Chief Executive Officer Roger Taylor increased the company's full-year earnings-per-share forecast to as much as 14 pence.
CRH Plc gained 2.2 percent to 15.41 euros as UBS AG upgraded the the world's second-largest maker and distributor of building materials to "buy" from "neutral."
Remy Cointreau SA climbed 1.3 percent to 52.85 euros after French daily Le Figaro reported the company has put its Piper- Heidsieck champagne unit up for sale.