European shares declined Friday after a day of gains in Asia following Wall Street’s return to bull market status.
France’s CAC 40 lost 0.4% to 7,198.50 while Germany’s DAX slipped 0.3% to 16,886.40. Britain’s FTSE 100 shed 0.4% to 7,572.16. The future for the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 0.2% and the contract for the S&P 500 future was down 0.1%.
Asian benchmarks rose Friday, tracking Wall Street’s gains. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 surged 2.0% to finish at 32,265.17. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.3% to 7,122.50. South Korea’s Kospi added 1.2% to 2,641.16. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng advanced 0.5% to 19,389.95. The Shanghai Composite rose 0.6% to 3,231.41.
