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European stocks edged lower Tuesday as investors proceeded cautiously after a successful underground nuclear test in North Korea was announced by the state Central News Agency.

UK shares, however, got a boost following solid top-line results and a comprehensive cost-cutting plan from Barclays, which helped lift Britain's second-biggest bank more than 4 percent and to within touching distance of a 52-week high.

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