India, Aug. 12 -- European stocks were broadly higher on Tuesday as the U.S. extended its pause on higher tariffs for Chinese goods until November 10, averting an immediate escalation in the trade war.
The pan European STOXX 600 edged up by 0.2 percent to 548.08 after finishing marginally lower on Monday.
The German DAX slipped 0.1 percent, while France's CAC 40 gained 0.4 percent and the U.K.'s FTSE 100 added 0.3 percent.
The British pound gained against the euro and dollar after the release of labor market data, with payrolls falling for a sixth month and vacancies dropping further, while wage growth stayed strong.
Separate set of data revealed that retail sales in the U.K. rose by 2.5 percent year on year in July.
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