Global shares were mostly higher Monday, AP reported. France's CAC 40 fell less than 0.1% in early trading to 5,602.25, while Germany's DAX gained 0.2% to 12,218.62. Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.4% to 7,311.75. U.S. shares were set to drift higher with Dow futures up 0.2% at 26,858. S&P 500 futures were also up 0.2% at 2,986.70. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose nearly 0.6% to finish at 21,318.42. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was little changed, inching up less than 0.1% at 6,648.00. South Korea's Kospi gained 0.5% to 2,019.55. Hong Kong's Hang Seng inched down less than 0.1% to 26,673.46, while the Shanghai Composite rose 0.8% to 3,024.74. Benchmark crude oil added 48 cents to $57.00 a barrel. It rose 22 cents to settle at $56.52 a barrel. Brent crude oil, the international standard, added 44 cents to $61.98 a barrel. The dollar fell to 106.94 Japanese yen from 106.97 yen on Friday. The euro was little changed at $1.1032, inching up from $1.1023.
