India, July 15 -- European stocks were modestly higher on Tuesday amid optimism that U.S President Donald Trump's bargaining tactics are unlikely to derail global trade.
Investors also cheered data that showed China's economy grew at a steady pace in the spring.
Closer home, economic confidence figures from Germany and industrial production data from euro area are due later in the day.
The pan European STOXX 600 was up 0.3 percent at 548.70 after ending little changed with a negative bias on Monday.
The German DAX gained 0.4 percent, France's CAC 40 edged up 0.3 percent and the U.K.'s FTSE 100 was marginally higher.
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