British stocks increased on Tuesday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index up by 0.71 percent, or 54.70 points, to close at 7,718.48 points.

Standard Life Aberdeen, a world-class investment company, soared 4.79 percent, the top gainer of the blue chips. Glencore and Anglo American increased by 3.92 percent and 3.47 percent, respectively.

Intertek Group, a multinational inspection, product testing and certification company, was the worst performer in the blue chips, with its shares losing 9.78 percent. Hargreaves Lansdown, a financial service company, dropped 4.11 percent. InterContinental Hotels Group fell 2.99 percent. Enditem