European stock markets are trading marginally lower on Tuesday, as corporate earnings season kicked into high gear across the region.

Europe's leading Blue-chip index, EURO STOXX 50 declined 2.34 points or 0.07 percent to trade at 3,302.89. UK's benchmark index FTSE 100 fell 11.54 points or 0.16 percent to trade at 7,267.38.

Meanwhile, Germany's benchmark index DAX lost 10.82 points or 0.09 percent to trade at 11,763.61. French benchmark index CAC 40 lost 2.12 points or 0.04 percent to trade at 4,886.07.