Global shares were mostly higher Tuesday, AP reported. France's CAC 40 added 0.4 percent to 5,030.54 and Germany's DAX gained 0.3 percent to 12,085.89. Britain's FTSE 100 edged 0.1 percent higher to 7,437.78. U.S. shares were set to advance with Dow futures trading up 0.1 percent at 20,892. S&P 500 futures were up 0.2 percent at 2,375.10. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.3 percent to finish at 19,455.88 and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 inched down 0.1 percent to 5,774.60. South Korea's Kospi added 1.0 percent to 2,178.38. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.4 percent to 24,593.12, while the Shanghai Composite added 0.3 percent to 3,261.61. India's Sensex fell 0.3 percent to 29,417.93. Benchmark U.S. crude added 27 cents to $49.18 a barrel in New York. Brent crude, used to price international oils, rose 35 cents to $51.97 a barrel in London. The dollar rose to 112.77 yen from 112.53 yen. The euro slipped to $1.0784 from $1.0760.
