Global shares were mostly lower Tuesday, AP reported. France's CAC 40 lost 0.6% in early trading to 5,557.33, while Germany's DAX slipped 1.1% to 12,403.66. Britain's FTSE 100 fell 0.4% to 7,523.11. U.S. shares were set for a retreat, with Dow futures dipping 0.4% to 26,685. S&P 500 futures lost nearly 0.5% to 2,965.20. In Asian trading, Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 inched up 0.1% to finish at 21,565.15, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dipped 0.1% to 6,665.70. South Korea's Kospi lost 0.6% to 2,052.03. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.8% to 28,116.28, while the Shanghai Composite lost 0.2% to 2,928.23. Benchmark crude oil gained 19 cents to $57.85 a barrel. It rose 15 cents to $57.66 a barrel Monday. Brent crude oil, the international standard, climbed 35 cents to $64.46 a barrel. The dollar rose to 108.92 Japanese yen from 108.40 yen Monday. The euro weakened to $1.1199 from $1.1230.
