European stocks finished modestly higher Tuesday, with gains for miners and oil giants offsetting concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's meeting later this week with his Chinese counterpart and U.S. jobs data.

Stocks fought off weakness to end marginally higher on Tuesday as energy shares rebounded in concert with oil prices. But market sentiment remained cautious ahead of a meeting later this week between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

Gains in commodity prices sent equity markets slightly higher early Wednesday, as investors await the release of the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes later today.