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Despite weaker food sales, Morrisons is also higher, up 4.6p to 174.6p.
Barr executives also said they expected fourth-quarter earnings to beat analysts' estimates, despite weaker sales.
Overall the FTSE 100 has added 63.08 points to 5934.91, despite weaker UK manufacturing figures.
The increase suggests a modest recovery is continuing in the housing market, despite weaker job growth.
The president and chief executive, Jacques Bougie, said that despite weaker demand for some products, prices remained firm.
Elsewhere Marks & Spencer is up 6.4p to 383p ahead of a trading statement next week and despite weaker John Lewis department store sales over the past seven days.
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