With commodity-focused stocks up by 3%, the top flight defied expectations for a flat start by adding as much as 0.8% to stand 62.57 points higher at 8015.19.
The robust opening to the quarter left the benchmark ahead of the record close of 8012 seen just over a year ago and within sight of the same day's intraday high of 8047.
London's all-time high territory follows a record-breaking run on Wall Street, where traders are looking for interest rate cuts by the summer.
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