India, March 24 -- European stocks traded higher on Monday ahead of business activity surveys from the region due later in the day.
Investors also awaited greater clarity on U.S. tariffs after U.S. President Donald Trump said there will be "flexibility" on his reciprocal tariff plan and that he would discuss tariffs with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The pan European STOXX 600 was up 0.4 percent at 551.80 after declining 0.6 percent on Friday.
The German DAX climbed 0.6 percent, France's CAC 40 rose 0.4 percent and the U.K.'s FTSE 100 was up half a percent.
Higher copper prices lifted miners, with Anglo American, Antofagasta and Glencore rising 3-4 percent.
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