Global shares were mostly lower Monday, AP reported. France's CAC 40 was virtually unchanged at 5,409.04 in early trading, while Germany's DAX lost nearly 0.2 percent to 12,342.46. Britain's FTSE 100 gained 0.7 percent at 7,484.28. U.S. shares were set to drift higher with Dow futures up 0.1 percent at 26,023. S&P 500 futures gained 0.2 percent at 2,909.20. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.7 percent to finish at 22,707.38. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.1 percent to 6,310.90. South Korea's Kospi shed 0.7 percent to 2,307.03. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.6 percent to 27,712.54, while the Shanghai Composite index was down 0.2 percent at 2,720.73. Benchmark U.S. crude inched up 1 cent to $69.81 a barrel. It fell 0.6 percent to $69.80 a barrel in New York late Friday. Brent crude, used to price international oils, rose 25 cents to $77.89 a barrel. The dollar rose to 111.02 yen from 110.75. The euro fell to $1.1617 from $1.1685.
