Global Shares Mostly Fall

World shares declined, and oil prices showed mixed trends as investors prepared for a potential Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Elaine Kurtenbach reported for the Associated Press (AP).

Futures for the S&P 500 rose by 0.2%, and those for the Dow industrials increased by 0.3%. I Photo: New York Stock Exchange Facebook

Futures for the S&P 500 rose by 0.2%, and those for the Dow industrials increased by 0.3%.

In Europe, Germany's DAX fell by 0.1% to 15,168.16, and the CAC 40 in Paris saw a slight decline, dropping to 6,999.82. However, Britain's FTSE 100 rebounded from early losses, gaining 0.3% to reach 7,624.99.

In Asian trading on Monday, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 fell by 2% to 31,659.03, and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong lost 1% to 17,640.36. South Korea's Kospi declined by 0.8% to 2,436.24, while the Shanghai Composite index in China was 0.5% lower at 3,073.81.

Bangkok's SET index skidded by 1.6%, and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dropped by 0.4% to 7,026.50.

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