Global shares were mostly higher Tuesday, AP reported. France's CAC 40 edged up nearly 0.2 percent in early trading to 5,359.10, while Germany's DAX added 0.6 percent to 12,902.65. Britain's FTSE 100 was nearly unchanged at 7,435.22. U.S. shares were set to drift higher with Dow futures up 0.2 percent at 22,542, and S&P 500 futures up 0.1 percent at 2,528.30. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 1.1 percent to finish at 20,614.07 as the yen weakened against the U.S. dollar, boosting exporters' shares. Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 2.3 percent to 28,179.07. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.5 percent to 5,701.40. India's Sensex gained 0.7 percent to 31,486.65 and shares in Southeast Asia were mixed. Benchmark U.S. crude inched up 2 cents to $50.50 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It lost $1.09, or 2.1 percent, to $50.58 a barrel overnight in New York. Brent crude, the standard for international oil prices, rose 9 cents to $56.21 a barrel in London. The dollar rose to 113.11 yen from 112.87 yen late Monday in Asia. The euro fell to $1.1738 from $1.1733.
