India, June 10 -- European stocks were mostly lower on Tuesday as investors closely monitored the second day of high-stakes U.S.-China trade negotiations.
U.K. stocks edged up slightly and the British pound slipped below $1.35 after official data showed the U.K. unemployment rate rose slightly in the three months to April period.
The ILO jobless rate rose to 4.6 percent, as expected, from 4.5 percent in the preceding period.
Average earnings including bonus grew 5.3 percent in three months to April from the previous year - matching expectations.
The pan European STOXX 600 slipped 0.2 percent to 552.20 after ending flat with a negative bias on Monday.
The German DAX fell 0.7 percent and France's CAC 40 shed 0.2 percent while the U.K.'s ...