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European markets were slightly higher Tuesday as traders in the region digested the latest slew of earnings reports.The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 0.10% by 10:20 a.m. London time, with sectors slipping into mixed territory. Mining stocks added 1.14% while travel and leisure stocks slipped 0.52%.HBSC's London-listed shares added 4.5% after it issued a third-quarter earnings report that beat analyst estimates and announced that it will repurchase up to $3 billion in shares.Shares of Novartis..