World stocks were mixed on Monday ahead of more trade talks between Chinese and American officials in Washington this week.
In Europe, France’s CAC 40 fell 0.1 percent to 5,150.17 while the DAX in Germany eased 0.2 percent to 11,274.70. Britain’s FTSE 100 shed 0.3 percent to 7,214.16.
Wall Street was due to remain closed for President’s Day, but the future contract for the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.1 percent lower to 25,861.00 while that for the S&P 500 also lost 0.1 percent, to 2,774.20. Shares in Asia were mostly higher.
