India, May 6 -- European stocks were broadly lower on Tuesday as investors assessed the latest batch of earnings and awaited upcoming Fed and BoE meetings.
The euro was marginally higher against the dollar as trade negotiations returned to the spotlight.
Elsewhere, Germany's conservative leader has unexpectedly fallen short of the numbers needed to form a majority in parliament to become chancellor.
In economic releases, France's industrial production growth eased more than expected in March, figures from the statistical office INSEE showed.
Industrial output grew only 0.2 percent in March from February, when production expanded 1.0 percent. Production was expected to climb 0.4 percent.
The pan European STOXX 600 was down half a percen...