European stock indices are trading little changed as investors await the Federal Reserve policy meeting minutes published later in the day at 19:00 GMT. Indices were boosted yesterday after ZEW data showed growing investor confidence and Mario Draghi's comments that the ECB's stimulus program might include government bonds. The FTSE 100 is trading slightly negative after the Bank of England minutes were published and the banks policy makers voted 7-2 to leave interest rates at a record low of 0.5%.

The FTSE 100 index is currently trading -0.09% at 6,702.81 points, Germany's DAX 30 is up +0.31% trading at 9,485.88 points and France's CAC 40 gained +0.14% currently quoted at 4,268.48 points.