Investing.com - European stock advanced as 2017 trading started in earnest on Tuesday.
Britain's FTSE 100 hit a new record high of 7,196 points and was last up 0.33%.
Germany's DAX and France's CAC 40 also advanced, rising 0.1% and 0.48% respectively.
Commodity-linked stocks jumped as oil and metals prices gained after upbeat Chinese factory data .
The U.S. dollar index racked up its biggest rise in almost three weeks, climbing 1%.