World shares were mixed on Thursday, AP reported. Germany's DAX dropped 0.3 percent to 10,601.98 while France's CAC 40 added 0.8 percent to 4,664.54. Britain's FTSE 100 was flat at 6,685.64. Wall Street was poised to open lower. Futures for the broad S&P futures were down 1 percent at 2,447.25. Dow futures fell 1 percent to 22,666.00. Japan's Nikkei 225 index rebounded 3.9 percent to 20,077.62. It tumbled more than 5 percent on Tuesday before recovering slightly a day later. South Korea's Kospi was less than 0.1 percent higher at 2,028.44. The Shanghai Composite index lost 0.6 percent to 2,483.09. The Hang Seng index was 0.7 percent lower at 25,478.88. Australia's S&P-ASX 200 jumped 1.9 percent to 5,597.20. Stocks climbed throughout Southeast Asia. Benchmark U.S. crude dropped 46 cents to $45.76 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, used to price international oils, shed 68 cents to $53.79 a barrel. The dollar eased to 110.90 yen from 111.37 yen late Wednesday. The euro rose to $1.1397 from $1.1353.
