Global markets shares were mixed on Tuesday, with trading closed in Tokyo and Seoul for New Year holidays. France's CAC 40 rose nearly 0.1% to 7,307.87, while Britain's FTSE 100 was little changed at 8,119.65. German markets are closed on New Year’s Eve and Jan. 1 with trading set to continue Thursday.
The future for the S&P 500 edged 0.2% higher while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.1%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 in Sydney skidded 0.9% to 8,159.10. Hong Kong's Hang Seng added nearly 0.1% to 20,059.95, while the Shanghai Composite lost 1.6% to 3,351.76 after Chinese manufacturing data seemed to show that Beijing's stimulus measures have not done enough to boost the nation's sluggish economy.
