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On Wednesday, the STOXX 50 and STOXX 600 indices largely remained stable following gains in the prior session, as traders continued to scrutinize President Trump's trade policies. President Trump reaffirmed his commitment to maintaining limited exemptions to the reciprocal tariffs expected to be implemented on April 2nd. Concurrently, the European Union's Trade Commissioner engaged in discussions with senior U.S. trade officials to avert the imposition of substantial tariffs on EU products in the coming week; however, the talks' results were still unresolved. Furthermore, investors are paying close attention to the UK's Spring Statement, where Chancellor Rachel Reeves is anticipated to reveal notable spending cutbacks. On the corporate side, shares of SAP and LVMH experienced slight declines, trading down by 0.4% and 0.3% respectively, while ASML Holding remained nearly unchanged. Porsche's stock decreased by 0.2% following the announcement of a €20 billion after-tax loss, although the company continues to concentrate on broadening its investments and diversifying its portfolio.