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Stock indices closed lower as European Union will implement new sanctions against Russia tomorrow. European Union approved new sanctions against Russia on Monday, but put it on hold.

Russian foreign ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said at a briefing in Moscow that Russia will respond to the sanctions.

Scotland's independence referendum was also in focus. A Wednesday Scotland's independence poll showed 53% said "no" to independence.

German consumer price index remained flat in August.

French consumer price index climbed 0.5% in August, exceeding expectations for a 0.4% increase, after a 0.3% decline in July.

Indexes on the close:

Name Price Change Change %

FTSE 100 6,799.62 -30.49 -0.45%

DAX 9,691.28 -8.89 -0.09%

CAC 40 4,440.9 -9.89 -0.22%

U.S. stock futures fell as energy producers slid with the price of oil and investors scrutinized jobless claims data for clues on when the Federal Reserve will start raising interest rates.

Global markets:

Nikkei 15,909.2 +120.42 +0.76%

Hang Seng 24,662.64 -42.72 -0.17%

Shanghai Composite 2,311.68 -6.63 -0.29%

FTSE 6,784.04 -46.07 -0.67%

CAC 4,416.31 -34.48 -0.77%

DAX 9,637.32 -62.85 -0.65%

Crude oil $90.60 (-1.18%)

Gold $1243.30 (-0.18%)

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Stock indices traded little changed as Scotland's independence referendum is still in focus. A Wednesday Scotland's independence poll showed 53% said "no" to independence.

German consumer price index remained flat in August.

French consumer price index climbed 0.5% in August, exceeding expectations for a 0.4% increase, after a 0.3% decline in July.

Current figures:

Name Price Change Change %

FTSE 100 6,810.32 -19.79 -0.29%

DAX 9,691.78 -8.39 -0.09%

CAC 40 4,437.17 -13.62 -0.31%

Most Asian stock closed lower after the inflation data from China. Chinese consumer price index climbed 2% from a year earlier in August, missing forecasts for a 2.2% rise, after a 2.3% gain in July. The government's annual target is 3.5%.

Chinese producer price index dropped 1.2% in August, missing expectations for a 1.1% decline, after 0.9% fall in July.

Japanese stocks were driven by the weaker yen. The yen declined to 6-year low against the U.S. dollar as the Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said to the Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that the central bank is ready to expand monetary easing measures to reach 2 percent inflation target.

The BSI manufacturing index for Japan climbed to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 12.7 in the third quarter from a decline of 13.9% in the previous quarter. Analysts had expected the index to increase to -10.3.

Indexes on the close:

Nikkei 225 15,909.2 +120.42 +0.76%

Hang Seng 24,662.64 -42.72 -0.17%

Shanghai Composite 2,311.68 -6.63 -0.29%