World shares are mostly higher, with financial markets shrugging off U.S. tariff pressures on its trading partners
World shares mostly rose Tuesday, with financial markets shrugging off U.S. tariff pressures on its trading partners.
In early European trading, Germany’s DAX rose 0.2% to 24,112.38. Britain’s FTSE 100 edged 0.2% higher to 8,822.09. France’s CAC 40 shed 0.1% to 7,716.19.
The futures for the S & P 500 added 0.1% . The futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 0.1%.
In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei 225 added 0.3% to 39,688.81 while South Korea’s Kospi surged 1.8% to 3,114.95.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index climbed 1.1% to 24,140.13 while the Shanghai Composite gained 0.7% to 3,497.48. Australia’s S & P/ASX 200 edged 0.1% lower to 8,590.70.
Stocks on Wall Street closed broadly lower on Monday as the White House stepped up pressure on major trading partners to make deals before punishing tariffs imposed by the U.S. take effect.
The S & P 500 fell 0.
