LONDON — European stocks moved lower at the open on Tuesday, as investors assessed developments in the U.S.-China trade talks.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 was around 0.1% lower by 9:30 a.m. in London (4:30 a.m. ET), with most sectors in negative territory. All major regional bourses posted losses, with Germany's DAX shedding 0.3% in morning trade.

Regional banking stocks fell on Tuesday morning, with the Euro Stoxx Banks index last seen 0.6% lower as investors awaited the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision.

The central bank's Federal Open Market Committee will convene on Tuesday for a two-day meeting to decide whether to cut interest rates. Money markets are currently pricing in a 25-basis-point cut to the Fed's key interest rate, according to the CME's FedWatch t

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