Global shares were wavering Monday, AP reported. France's CAC 40 lost 0.5 percent in early trading to 5,108.27, while Germany's DAX inched down 0.1 percent to 12,211.15. Britain's FTSE 100 was little changed but up slightly at 7,350.98. U.S. shares were set to drift higher with Dow futures up 0.1 percent at 20,619. S&P 500 futures rose 0.1 percent to 2,355.10. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.7 percent to finish at 18,797.88, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.9 percent to 5,912.90. South Korea's Kospi fell 0.9 percent to 2,133.32. Hong Kong's Hang Seng was steady at 24,262.18, while the Shanghai Composite fell 0.5 percent to 3,269.39. Shares were mixed in Southeast Asia. Benchmark crude oil rose 33 cents to $52.57 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It added 54 cents to $52.24 a barrel late Friday in New York. Brent crude, the standard for international oil prices, rose 42 cents to $55.66 a barrel in London. The dollar rose to 111.36 yen from 110.55 yen late Friday in Asia. The euro fell to $1.0582 from $1.0649.
