The Footsie edged higher in early trading on Monday, helped by developments in the Eurozone at the weekend.German chancellor Angela Merkel and French prime minister Nicolas Sarkozy have agreed on a "long-lasting, complete package" to battle the region's ongoing debt crisis, but specific details are still to be revealed."We are determined to do everything necessary to ensure the recapitalisation of Europe's banks," Merkel said. Despite the developments, gains in European markets are likely to be limited by Fitch's move to downgrade its debt ratings for Italy and Spain. Italy was cut one notch from AA- to A+, while Spain's rating was slashed by two notches from AA+ to AA-. The outlook on both of those countries´ ratings is still negative. Meanwhile in London, BAE Systems, Burberry and BP were leading the rise in the opening minutes.The miners registered modest losses, with Antofagasta, Kazakhmys, Eurasian Natural Resources Corp, Xstrata and Randgold Resources in the red.Premier Foods was among the top performers on the FTSE 250, as its share price attempts to recover from Friday's sell-off. Despite this morning's moderate rise, shares were still nearly 40% lower over the last week. Premier Oil rose strongly after saying that oil production has started at the Chim Sáo field in Block 12W, offshore Vietnam. Heading the other way was recruitment firm Michael Page International, despite gross profits rising 26.5%, as gross profits in the UK rose by just 0.03% in the third quarter.AIM-listed platinum miner Sylvania was in demand after achieving a quarterly platinum group metals (PGM) production record as production rose 12% in the three months to 30 September. A big mover was caravan and motor home retailer Discover Leisure which sunk over 30% after saying that it is pursuing financing options as its business comes under increasing pressure.BCFTSE 100 - RisersBAE Systems (BA.) 272.00p +1.30%Burberry Group (BRBY) 1,256.00p +1.29%BP (BP.) 398.60p +1.27%InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) 1,072.00p +1.04%Standard Chartered (STAN) 1,339.00p +0.90%Tate & Lyle (TATE) 639.50p +0.87%Lonmin (LMI) 1,072.00p +0.85%Amec (AMEC) 837.00p +0.84%Old Mutual (OML) 108.70p +0.83%Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB.) 3,414.00p +0.83%FTSE 100 - FallersHSBC Holdings (HSBA) 505.40p -0.71%Antofagasta (ANTO) 1,057.00p -0.56%Associated British Foods (ABF) 1,086.00p -0.46%British Land Co (BLND) 508.00p -0.39%Kazakhmys (KAZ) 854.50p -0.35%Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. (ENRC) 627.00p -0.32%Land Securities Group (LAND) 691.00p -0.29%Xstrata (XTA) 908.20p -0.20%Randgold Resources Ltd. (RRS) 6,390.00p -0.16%Schroders (SDR) 1,313.00p -0.15%FTSE 250 - RisersEnQuest (ENQ) 98.45p +5.24%Heritage Oil (HOIL) 245.10p +5.06%Premier Foods (PFD) 6.00p +3.45%Premier Oil (PMO) 372.70p +3.38%Millennium & Copthorne Hotels (MLC) 411.80p +2.72%Laird (LRD) 144.70p +2.62%SIG (SHI) 93.95p +2.62%Ocado Group (OCDO) 93.25p +2.59%SThree (STHR) 241.10p +2.20%Thomas Cook Group (TCG) 44.96p +2.18%FTSE 250 - FallersMichael Page International (MPI) 347.70p -4.40%Galliford Try (GFRD) 415.00p -3.49%Dixons Retail (DXNS) 11.25p -3.02%Hansen Transmissions International NV (DI) (HSN) 65.90p -2.87%Soco International (SIA) 330.70p -2.82%Aveva Group (AVV) 1,301.00p -2.77%Regus (RGU) 67.15p -2.75%Impax Environmental Markets (IEM) 91.00p -1.89%St James's Place (STJ) 316.30p -1.59%Supergroup (SGP) 717.00p -1.38%