European shares edge lower at the end of strong quarter

(Reuters) - European stocks slipped on Tuesday, with banks and energy firms leading the losses at the end of a strong quarter, while UK markets took a hit from a worse-than-expected GDP reading.The pan-European STOXX 600 index looked set to post a more than 12% rise in the quarter - its best since March 2019 - as unprecedented stimulus, hopes of a COVID-19 vaccine and relatively fewer virus cases in Europe powered a rebound from March lows. Still, the index is down 13.6% for the year. Asian..