European shares were steady on Tuesday after losses in mining stocks offset gains in the industrial sector, while investors awaited a raft of economic data that will shed more light on the path of monetary policy in the euro zone and the United States.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index was flat, with German stocks up 0.1% after hitting a record close in the previous session.
Rolls-Royce provided the biggest boost to industrial stocks, up 4.2%, after Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific said three of 48 Rolls-Royce-powered aircraft it had inspected had already undergone successful repairs and all were expected to resume service by Saturday.
Mining stocks fell 0.6% as non-ferrous metals prices fell, weighed down by a strong dollar and demand concerns, following weak manufacturing data from top consumer China.
Partners Group shares fell 6.6% to the bottom of the STOXX 600 after it failed to meet earnings expectations in the first half of the fiscal year.
Investors are closely watching comments from ECB policymakers Claudia Buch, Jose Manuel Campa and Kerstin af Goecknik throughout the day for any clues about the central bank's next move on September 12.
The Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing survey, due later today, and jobs data due on Friday will be crucial to the Fed's decision.
