Global markets mixed as market awaits Trump's Fed decision
BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets were mixed Monday as investors waited to learn U.S. President Donald Trump's pick to head the Federal Reserve.
KEEPING SCORE: In early trading, London's FTSE 100 lost 0.3 percent while France's CAC 40 edged up 2 points to 5,495.26 and Germany's DAX gained 8 points to 13,226.98. On Friday, the CAC 40 gained 0.7 percent and the DAX added 0.6 percent while the FTSE rose 0.2 percent. On Wall Street, futures for the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 0.1 percent.
ASIA'S DAY: The Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.8 percent to 3,390.34 while Tokyo's Nikkei 225 added 3 points to 22,011.67. Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 0.4 percent to 28,336.17 and Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 advanced 0.