Stock markets marked time Tuesday as traders monitored key economic indicators, with US inflation data due later this week that could influence Federal Reserve policy.

Wall Street opened just in the green although the tech-heavy Nasdaq was off 0.3 percent minutes after the opening bell.

Paris, Frankfurt and London equities all rose as investors digested purchasing managers' index (PMI) data -- a closely watched gauge of economic health.

The index showed eurozone business activity hit a 16-month high in September, partly driven by solid growth in Germany, while France weighed on performance.

Britain's reading came in below expectations, suggesting the economy is losing momentum, analysts noted.

Gold pushed to another all-time high and the dollar steadied.

Oil prices rose around one pe

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