Stock market today: Global benchmarks mostly slip after Wall Street's losing week
Global shares are trading mostly lower after U.S. employment data closed out a losing week for Wall Street TOKYO -- Global shares were trading mostly lower on Monday after U.S. employment data closed out a losing week for Wall Street. France's CAC 40 slid 0.2% in early trading to 7,298.28, while Germany's DAX lost 0.3% to 15,909.75. Britain's FTSE 100 was down 0.5% at 7,526.42. U.S. shares were set to drift higher with Dow futures up 0.2% at 35,217.00. S &P 500 futures rose nearly 0.3% to 4,509.25. Investors were also closely watching earnings reports due later this week, including from Disney in the U.S., Alibaba Group in China and Sony and SoftBank in Japan. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 recouped losses earlier in the day and gained 0.2% to finish at 32,254.56. Australia's S &P/ASX 200 shed 0.2% to 7,309.20. South Korea's Kospi fell 0.9% to 2,580.71. Hong Kong's Hang Seng changed little at 19,537.92, while the Shanghai Composite dropped 0.6% ...