India, Feb. 20 -- European stocks turned in a relatively lackluster performance during trading on Tuesday, with the major market indexes finishing the day on opposite sides of the unchanged line.
While the French CAC 40 Index rose by 0.3 percent, the U.K.'s FTSE 100 Index and the German DAX Index both edged down by 0.1 percent.
The advance by French stocks came amidst strong corporate results announcement. However lingering anxiety ahead of the release of the ECB minutes limited gains.
Specialty chemicals business Air Liquide surged after reporting a rise in net profit and sales that surpassed expectations.
Meanwhile, the dip by the German DAX Index came as markets braced for the release of the ECB minutes as well as PMI, GDP and Busine...