ped Monday, AP reported. France's CAC 40 lost 0.3 percent in early trading to 5,079.25, while Britain's FTSE 100 was down less than 0.1 percent at 6,995.44. U.S. shares were also set to drift lower, with Dow futures losing 0.5 percent to 25,182. S&P 500 futures dipped 0.6 percent to 2,753. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 dipped 1.9 percent to finish at 22,271.30, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slipped nearly 1 percent to 5,837.10. South Korea's Kospi edged down 0.8 percent to 2,145.12. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 1.5 percent to 25,411.64, while the Shanghai Composite shed 1.5 percent to 2,568.10. U.S. benchmark crude gained 19 cents to $71.53. It added 0.5 percent to $71.34 a barrel in New York on Friday. Brent crude, the international standard, added 40 cents to $80.83. The dollar slipped to 111.81 yen from 112.33 yen late Friday. The euro fell to $1.1570 from $1.1602.
