TOKYO — Global shares were mixed Wednesday after the latest record close for the Standard & Poor's 500, with Europe off to a shaky start despite a strong day in Asia.
KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, Germany's DAX fell 0.2 percent to 9,573.65 and France's CAC-40 slipped 0.2 percent to 4,385.83. Britain's FTSE 100 edged 0.1 percent lower to 6,822.09. Wall Street was set to open higher. Dow and Standard & Poor's 500 futures were each up 0.1 percent. On Monday, the S&P briefly rose past the 2,000-point mark and closed at a second record high in a week.
SPILLOVER: The S&P 500's 0.1 percent gain to a record close of 2,000.02 on Tuesday, supported by strong U.S. consumer confidence data, provided upward momentum for Asian markets ahead of the release of key economic data in Japan later this week.
ANALYST TAKE: Investors remain cautious over the outlook for China and Japan, the world's second and third-largest economies. "There is more noise about weak lending in August, which would mean the second straight month of poor credit expansion" in China, Dariusz Kowalczyk of Credit Agricole said in a research note. "This bodes ill for third-quarter growth, given that government stimulus is directed mainly through infrastructure spending, which is funded by lending."
ASIA'S DAY: Japan's Nikkei 225 closed 0.1 percent higher at 15,534.82 after a choppy day of trading. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.6 percent to 24,918.75. South Korea's Kospi added 0.3 percent to 2,074.93 and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.2 percent to 5,651.20. Benchmarks in mainland China, India, Taiwan and Southeast Asia were higher.
CURRENCIES: The dollar dropped to 103.92 yen from 104.10 yen late Tuesday. The euro rose to $1.3180 from $1.3169.
ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude for October delivery was up 23 cents at $94.09 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract gained 51 cents to close at $93.86 on Tuesday.
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