India, July 29 -- European stocks closed on a firm note on Tuesday as investors reacted to a slew of earnings announcements from the region, and looked ahead to monetary policy announcements from some leading central banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Despite some top European leaders voicing concerns about the trade framework agreed to by the U.S. and the European Union over the weekend, investors picked up stocks, choosing to focus on corporate earnings updates.
Investors shrugged off some concerns voiced by several European officials that the US-EU deal arrived over the weekend is "unsatisfactory" and "significantly imbalanced."
Several top officials, including a senior European lawmaker, have criticised the draft trade agreem...