Global shares were mixed Wednesday, AP reported. France's CAC 40 dipped 0.1 percent to 5,376.14 in early trading, while Germany's DAX gained 0.2 percent to 13,236.48. Britain's FTSE fell 0.1 percent to 7,536.48. U.S. shares were set to drift higher. Dow futures were up 0.3 percent at 24,849 and S&P 500 futures gained 0.2 percent to 2,690.1. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.1 percent to finish at 22,891.72. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained nearly 0.1 percent to 6,075.60. South Korea's Kospi lost 0.3 percent to 2,472.37. Hong Kong's Hang Seng slipped 0.1 percent to 29,234.09, while the Shanghai Composite fell 0.3 percent to 3,287.61. Benchmark U.S. crude rose 18 cents to $57.74 a barrel in New York. Brent crude, used to price international oils, added 10 cents to $63.90 a barrel in London. The dollar rose to 113.10 yen from 112.58 yen late Tuesday in Asia. The euro rose slightly to $1.1847 from $1.1811.
