Global shares fell Monday and oil prices lost about $3 a barrel as European energy ministers were set to meet to discuss Russian supply issues and sanctions.
U.S. futures advanced after a rout Friday on Wall Street.
Trading was closed for holidays in China, many other Asian markets, and Britain.
The CAC 40 in Paris dropped 1.7% in early trading to 6,420.87. Germany’s DAX was down nearly 1.0% at 13,963.11. The future for the Dow industrials rose 0.3% while that for the S&P 500 was 0.2% higher.
