European shares gain on Tuesday before U.S. report

Majority of European stocks increased on Tuesday before the U.S. data reported that durable-goods orders may advance and sales of new houses stayed at the highest level in four years in February. The Stoxx 600 Europe Index rose by 0.1% to 293.59 earlier on Tuesday London session as three out of five shares climbed, following a 0.3% decrease recorded yesterday.