European stocks were mixed on Wednesday as the United States plunged into a government shutdown, a few hours after the Senate failed to pass a short-term spending bill.The pan European Stoxx 600 was up 0.2 percent at 559.42 after rising half a percent on Tuesday to conclude September on a positive note. The German DAX slipped 0.2 percent and France's CAC 40 was marginally lower while the U.K.'s FTSE 100 climbed 0.7 percent after a survey showed U.K. house prices growth accelerated in September amid easing ...