By Elizabeth Howcroft PARIS (Reuters) -European stock indexes climbed slowly higher on Wednesday and the dollar was little changed, as uncertainty about U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff plans and negotiations with China dominated market sentiment.

Another drift higher for U.S. stocks on Wednesday is pushing Wall Street even closer to its record following its big recent rally. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% in early trading and pulled within 2.5% of its all-time high.

Shares have advanced in Europe and Asia after U.S. stocks drifted closer to their records Shares advanced Wednesday in Europe and Asia after U.S. stocks drifted closer to their records. Germany's DAX climbed 0.