London stock market kicks off 2017 with record high

European and Asian stock markets mostly rose Tuesday, with London reaching a new high early into its first session of 2017. London's FTSE 100 reached a historic peak at 7,205.21 points in morning deals, extending a record run seen in the final week of 2016. "2017 has kicked off in fine style for the FTSE 100, which broke to a new record high at the open," said Joshua Mahony, market analyst at IG trading group.