Global shares trade mixed as optimism wears off on US rally

Global shares are mixed, as initial euphoria about the gains that closed out last week on Wall Street quickly fades

TOKYO -- Global shares were mixed Monday, as initial euphoria about the gains that closed out last week on Wall Street faded. France's CAC 40 slipped 0.1% in early trading to 6,509.16. Germany's DAX dipped 0.1% to 15,671.17. But Britain's FTSE 100 edged up 0.2% to 7,085.23. U.S. shares were set to drift lower with Dow futures down nearly 0.1% at 34,718.5. S&P 500 futures fell nearly 0.2% to 4,220.12. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.3% to finish at 29,019.24. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost earlier gains, inching down 0.2% to 7,281.90. South Korea's Kospi added 0.4% to 3,252.12. Hong Kong's Hang Seng dipped 0.5% to 28,787.28, while the Shanghai Composite rose 0.2% to 3,599.54. While life is increasingly returning to something resembling normalcy in the U.S. and Europe, in Asia the pandemic remains a pressing concern, even as vaccine rollouts gather pace.