Global shares mostly fell even as U.S. stocks climbed further into record heights as the clock ticks on President Donald Trump’s July 9 tariff deadline
ByTERESA CEROJANO Associated Press
MANILA, Philippines — World shares mostly fell on Friday even as U.S. stocks climbed further into record heights as the clock ticks on President Donald Trump’s July 9 tariff deadline.
In early trading in Europe, Germany’s DAX shed 0.8% to 23,730.61, while the CAC 40 in Paris fell 1.1% to 7,666.91. Britain’s FTSE 100 was down 0.4% to 8,790.21. The futures for S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial average were both 0.5% lower.
In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei 225 recovered early losses, gaining 0.1% to 39,810.88, while South Korea’s KOSPI index was fell 2% to 3,054.28.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost 0.6% to 23,916.06 while the Shanghai Composite index added 0.3% to 3,472.32.
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.1% to 8,603.00 while India’s Sensex index shed 0.1%