Global shares were mixed in trading Wednesday, AP reported. France's CAC 40 shed 0.5 percent in early trading to 5,292.91, while Germany's DAX fell nearly 0.3 percent at 11,943.71. Britain's FTSE 100 edged down nearly 0.2 percent to 7,224.29. U.S. shares were set to drift lower with Dow futures down 0.1 percent at 26,456. S&P 500 futures were also down 0.1 percent at 2,885. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.2 percent to finish at 23,506.04, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 inched up 0.1 percent to 6,049.80. South Korea's Kospi lost 1.1 percent to 2,228.61. Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 0.2 percent to 26,225.19, while the Shanghai Composite gained nearly 0.2 percent to 2,725.84. U.S. crude fell 30 cents to $74.66 a barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, dropped 27 cents to $84.73 a barrel. The dollar slipped to 113.06 Japanese yen from 113.21 yen late Tuesday. The euro rose to $1.1486 from $1.1437.
