Shares were mixed in Europe and Asia on Thursday following a rally on Wall Street and a slight recovery in oil prices.
France’s CAC 40 rose 0.1% in early trading to 4,426.13. while Germany’s DAX fell 0.7% to 10,341.40. Britain’s FTSE 100 edged less than 0.1% lower to 5,767.32.
U.S. shares were set to drift lower with Dow industrials and S&P 500 futures almost unchanged.
The U.S. House was expected to vote Thursday on a $483 billion proposal to deliver more loans to small businesses and aid to hospitals after the Senate approved it on Tuesday.
