HONG KONG (AP) — World shares advanced Friday, with Tokyo's benchmark logging a record high close following modest gains on Wall Street, while oil prices rose in the absence of signs of progress toward ending the Iran war.
U.S. futures edged more than 0.3% higher.
In early European trading, Britain's FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 10,489.09. France's CAC 40 gained 0.5% to 8,124.02, while Germany's DAX climbed 0.7% to 24,779.16.
