Global stock markets mixed ahead of 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: London's FTSE 100 lost 0.3 percent to 7,488 while France's CAC 40 edged up 0.1 percent to 5,497 and Germany's DAX gained 0.2 percent to 13,2428. Spain Ibex 35 jumped 2 percent on a poll showing that support for independence in the region of Catalonia has fallen.
On Wall Street, futures for the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 0.2 percent.
FED WATCH: Investors expect Trump to announce his choice for Fed chair as early as Monday.