TOKYO—Global shares were mixed Monday while the British pound declined to an all-time low against the U.S. dollar on concerns over planned tax cuts.
France’s CAC 40 rose 0.2 percent in early trading to 5,795.88, while Germany’s DAX added 0.2 percent to 12,311.57. Britain’s FTSE 100 edged 0.1 percent higher to 7,025.51.
The futures for the Dow industrials and the S&P 500 were 0.1 percent lower.
In Asian trading, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 shed 2.7 percent to finish at 26,431.55. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 dipped 1.6 percent to 6,469.40. South Korea’s Kospi dropped 3.0 percent to 2,220.94. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gave up 0.4 percent to 17,855.14, while the Shanghai Composite lost 1.2 percent to 3,051.23….