FTSE closes up 1.2 percent

The FTSE 100 <.FTSE> closed 59.95 points higher at 5,104.50 points, recouping some losses from Friday's 1.8 percent fall.

The index was down 1.7 percent overall in October, the first monthly drop since June, but is still up about 48 percent since its March low.

Miners were supported by strong manufacturing data from the United States and China which reinforced the view that a recovery in demand was under way. Eurasian Natural Resources , Vedanta Resources , Lonmin and Rio Tinto rose 4.5 to 5.5 percent.

Rising to the top of the gainers list, Randgold Resources added 6 percent after it agreed with AngloGold Ashanti to buy an additional 20 percent in the Moto gold project in the Democratic Republic of Congo for about $113.6 million (69.2 million pounds).

Equities drew strength from data showing the U.S. manufacturing sector grew in October for a third consecutive month and at a faster pace than expected.

In the UK the CIPS/Markit purchasing managers index of manufacturing activity rose at its fastest rate in two years and new orders rose at their fastest in almost six years.

Meanwhile, HSBC's China Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to an 18-month high in October of 55.4, pointing to sustained strength in the fast-growing manufacturing sector.

Analysts say the market will focus on the Bank of England's next policy meeting on Thursday, with two-thirds of economists polled by Reuters expecting the central bank to extend its 175 billion pound quantitative easing programme.

"The market is waiting for direction at the end of the week when we'll know if quantitative easing is going to be extended," said Tim Whitehead, head of portfolio strategy at Redmayne-Bentley.