TOKYO — Global shares were mixed Wednesday after the latest record close for the Standard & Poor's 500, with Europe off to a shaky start despite a strong day in Asia.
KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, Germany's DAX fell 0.2 percent to 9,573.26 and France's CAC-40 slipped 0.2 percent to 4,386.75. Britain's FTSE 100 edged 0.1 percent higher to 6,829.45. Wall Street was set to open slightly higher. Dow and Standard & Poor's 500 futures were each up almost 0.1 percent. On Monday, the S&P briefly rose past the 2,000-point mark and closed at a second record high in a week.
SPILLOVER: The S&P 500's 0.1 percent gain to a record close of 2,000.02 on Tuesday, supported by strong U.S. consumer confidence data, provided upward momentum for Asian markets ahead of the release of key economic data later this week. In Europe, stocks and bonds have been rising since last week on hopes of more central bank stimulus, but that rally lost steam by Wednesday.
FORWARD LOOK: Investors remain cautious over the outlook for markets ahead of key indicators for the eurozone and China later this week. Lending figures are due for China, with analysts saying they could show another month of poor growth. "This bodes ill for third-quarter growth," said Dariusz Kowalczyk of Credit Agricole in a research note. The eurozone will have inflation figures — another drop from the current record low could cement the case for the European Central Bank to provide more stimulus to the economy at its meeting next week.
ASIA'S DAY: Japan's Nikkei 225 closed 0.1 percent higher at 15,534.82 after a choppy day of trading. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.6 percent to 24,918.75. South Korea's Kospi added 0.3 percent to 2,074.93 and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.2 percent to 5,651.20. Benchmarks in mainland China, India, Taiwan and Southeast Asia were higher.
CURRENCIES: The dollar dropped to 103.90 yen from 104.10 yen late Tuesday. The euro rose to $1.3180 from $1.3169.
ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude for October delivery was up 31 cents at $94.17 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract gained 51 cents to close at $93.86 on Tuesday.
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