UK shares moved higher on Tuesday as stable oil prices and positive factory data out of China were encouraging even though the blue-chip FTSE 100 was set for its worst quarter since 1987, according to Reuters. The index rose 1.8% by 0816 GMT, with turnaround specialist Melrose Industries surging 14.4% after saying it was reducing its expenses, with senior staff across many of its businesses taking a temporary 20% pay cut in an effort to ride out the health crisis. The domestically focused midcap index rose 1.9%, but was on course to log its worst quarterly loss ever.