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The U.K. market is up in positive territory on Monday, even as other major markets<\/span> in Europe are languishing in negative territory amid rising concerns about trade war following U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat that he would impose a 30% tariff on EU imports from August 1.<\/p>\n Mining and pharmaceutical stocks are gaining some ground, contributing to the U.K. market’s upmove.<\/p>\n The benchmark FTSE 100 was up 31.29 points or 0.35% at 8,972.41 about half an hour past noon.<\/p>\n Associated British Foods, up 3%, is the top gainer in the FTSE 100 index. Fresnillo is gaining about 2.3%. Sainsbury (J), National Grid, Vodafone Group, Kingfisher, Rentokil Initial, Severn Trent, United Utilities, Standard Chartered, Marks & Spencer and Tesco are up 1 to 1.7%.<\/p>\n AstraZeneca is rising nearly 1.5% after its experimental drug baxdrostat proved to be successful in lowering high blood pressure in a late-stage study.<\/p>\n HSBC Holdings, Coca-Cola HBC, IAG, Unite Group, Whitbread and Unilever are also up in positive territory.<\/p>\n Spirax Group is declining 2.1%. Segro, DCC, Halma, WPP, Intermediate Capital Group, Weir Group, Entain and Anglo American Plc are down 0.7 to 1.1%. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Market Analysis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n