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Stock indices traded little changed in quiet trade. Tensions over Ukraine eased. Russian President Vladimir Putin met Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Minsk yesterday. Russian President Vladimir Putin said talks with Ukrainian president were positive. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan are backing a Ukrainian peace strategy.

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said comments by European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi in Jackson Hole were "overinterpreted". Mario Draghi said in Jackson Hole the ECB could add new stimulus measures should inflation decline further.

The Gfk consumer climate index for Germany dropped to 8.6 in August from 9.0 in July, missing expectations for a decline to 8.9. That was the first decline since January 2013.

Indexes on the close:

Name Price Change Change %

FTSE 100 6,830.66 +7.90 +0.12%

DAX 9,569.71 -18.44 -0.19%

CAC 40 4,395.26 +1.85 +0.04%

U.S. stock futures were little changed, after S&P 500 closed above 2,000 for the first time.

Global markets:

Nikkei 15,534.82 +13.60 +0.09%

Hang Seng 24,918.75 -155.75 -0.62%

Shanghai Composite 2,209.47 +2.36 +0.11%

FTSE 6,824.56 +1.80 +0.03%

CAC 4,391.16 -2.25 -0.05%

DAX 9,576.98 -11.17 -0.12%

Crude oil $94.11 (+0.27%)

Gold $1286.00 (+0.06%)

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Stock indices traded little changed as tensions over Ukraine eased. Russian President Vladimir Putin met Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Minsk yesterday. Russian President Vladimir Putin said talks with Ukrainian president were positive.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan are backing a Ukrainian peace strategy.

The Gfk German consumer climate index dropped to 8.6 in August from 9.0 in July, missing expectations for a decline to 8.9. That was the first decline since January 2013.

Current figures:

Name Price Change Change %

FTSE 100 6,828.22 +5.46 +0.08%

DAX 9,574.81 -13.34 -0.14%

CAC 40 4,387.02 -6.39 -0.15%

Most Asian stock indices closed higher due to yesterday's better-than-expected U.S. consumer confidence index. The consumer confidence index in the U.S. rose to 92.4 in August from a 90.3 in July, beating forecasts for a decline to 89.1. That was the highest level since October 2007.

BYD Co., the electric-car maker, shares rose 5.9% in Hong Kong on optimism the Chinese government will provide funding to build more charging facilities for electric vehicles.

Otsuka Holdings Co. shares jumped 7.5% after Nomura Holdings Inc. raised the company's rating.

Indexes on the close:

Nikkei 225 15,534.82 +13.60 +0.09%

Hang Seng 24,918.75 -155.75 -0.62%

Shanghai Composite 2,209.47 +2.36 +0.11%