India, Feb. 25 -- European stocks were little changed on Tuesday as investors fretted about U.S. investment curbs on China and waited for Germany to sort out the formation of its new government.

On a light day on the economic front, official data showed the German economy contracted in the fourth quarter, in line with estimates.

GDP declined 0.2 percent from a quarter ago, reversing a 0.1 percent sequential growth in the third quarter, according to Destatis. The figures matched the estimate published on January 30.

On a yearly basis, GDP dropped by calendar-adjusted 0.2 percent, as estimated, after falling 0.3 percent a quarter ago.

The pan European STOXX 600 was little changed with a positive bias at 553.80 after finishing marginally l...