India, April 22 -- The major European markets closed higher on Tuesday, recovering well from early losses, as investors picked up stocks despite lingering concerns about U.S. trade policy and President Donald Trump's criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
Investors reacted positively to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde's comments that the disinflation process in the euro area was "nearing completion." Some optimism about the U.S. and China striking an agreement to prevent a big trade war helped as well.
Auto, bank, healthcare and retailers stocks were among the prominent gainers.
The pan European Stoxx 600 gained 0.25%. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 climbed 0.64%, Germany's DAX and France's CAC 40 ended higher by 0.41% ...