Global shares mixed as investors eye N. Korea, China-US trade

Stock brokers and other staff clapping their hands and cheering at the end of a ceremony to wrap up the year's trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Monday (Dec 30). - AP

TOKYO: Global shares were mixed Monday (Dec 30) as Chinese benchmarks surged on expectations of lower financing costs following a policy decision by the country's central bank. Investors were awaiting updates on the signing of a trade deal between the US and China and keeping a wary eye on North Korea.

Germany's DAX lost 0.5% in midday trading to 13,267, while the CAC 40 in Paris shed 0.2% to 6,023. In Britain, the FTSE 100 slid 0.3% to 7,617. Wall Street futures were steady, with the contract for the S&P 500 up 0.1% to 3,240. The contract for the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.1% higher to 28,629.