Stock market today: Global stocks are mixed ahead of US retail sales data

European markets slipped and Asian stocks were mixed on Tuesday ahead of the release of U.S. retail sales data that could help sway a decision by the Federal Reserve on interest rates.

Germany’s DAX lost 0.6% to 18,475.67 and the CAC 40 in Paris declined 0.8% to 7,571.83. In London, the FTSE 100 was down 0.5% at 8,144.13.

The futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were 0.1% lower.

In Asian trading, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.2% to 41,275.08...