Positive trade sentiment nudges European stocks higher

(Reuters) - European stocks rose for the third straight session on Tuesday, lifted by hopes that the ongoing negotiations between United States and China would yield a trade truce.Swiss drugmaker Vifor Pharma was the top performer on the pan-European STOXX 600 after the company announced the success of avacopan as a treatment for a autoimmune disease in a trial.Irish shares of CRH rose nearly 3% after the building materials supplier posted a rise in quarterly profit on a like-for-like basis..