European stocks had a mixed performance as investors awaited a meeting between U.S. President Trump and European leaders, including Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. The Trump-Putin Summit did not lead to progress in ending the war in Ukraine. The Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole Symposium starts Thursday, with speeches from top central bankers. The pan European Stoxx 600 and U.K.’s FTSE 100 rose, while Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC 40 fell. In the UK market, Babcock International and Standard Chartered gained, while Glencore and Centrica fell. In Germany, Rheinmetall and Bayer rose, while Commerzbank fell. In France, Thales and Unibail Rodamco gained, while Veolia Environment fell.
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