European markets are expected to open lower Tuesday driven by cautious hopes that US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs might ease. The day's economic calendar features European manufacturing output data, French price index figures, Britain's jobs report, and Germany's ZEW economic confidence survey.

At 8:00 am CET, the FTSE 100 was flat. The Euro Stoxx 50 decreased by 0.33%. The DAX lost 0.11% and the CAC 40 was down 0.43%.

The euro traded flat against the dollar at 7:59 am CE, going for 1.13455. Simultaneously, the pound added 0.10% against the greenback, going for 1.32020.