European stocks nudged higher Tuesday, with attention turned to earnings reports and a deal involving luxury fashion company Christian Dior a day after equities rallied on the first-round result in France’s presidential election, MarketWatch reports.
The Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.2% to 386.74, but has dipped in and out of negative territory. Healthcare, telecom and tech shares advanced, but basic materials, consumer services and utility stocks were down.