U.S. gold futures were down 0.1 percent at USD 1,202 per ounce.
The European Commission and US negotiators began work on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) in 2013, aiming to create the world's biggest free trade market of 850 million consumers.
French President Francois Hollande and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi have "agreed to cooperate closely" to establish the circumstances of the disappearance as soon as possible, Paris said.
The government upped its stake in Renault from 15 to 19.7 percent in early 2015. He said this had proved a positive step given the "crisis of confidence" in the car industry following the revelations that Germany's Volkswagen had cheated on emissions tests.
Supporters of Greece's bailout terms have taken a wafer-thin lead over the "No" vote backed by the leftist government, 48 hours before a referendum that may determine the country's future in the euro zone, a poll showed.
Germanwings confirmed its flight 4U 9525 from Barcelona to Duesseldorf crashed with 144 passengers and six crew on board.
French Interior Minister Manuel Valls said on Sunday France would not act alone in Syria but would await a decision by the US Congress on whether to launch an attack against the government of President Bashar al-Assad.