Stock market today: World shares are mostly lower ahead of key US inflation data
Global shares are mostly lower as markets await U.S. personal spending data for November that are due later in the day
By ZIMO ZHONG
Published - Dec 20, 2024, 04:53 AM ET
Last Updated - Dec 20, 2024, 04:53 AM EST
HONG KONG (AP) — Global shares were mostly lower Friday as markets awaited U.S. personal spending data for November that are due later in the day.
Britain’s FTSE 100 lost 0.3% to 8,078.21 and the CAC 40 in Paris fell 0.9% to 7,226.70. Germany’s DAX was 0.9% lower to 19,780.63.
The future for the S&P 500 slipped 0.4% and that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.2% lower.
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index dropped 0.3% to 38,701.90 after the release of November inflation data on Friday. Japan's core inflation rate, which excludes fresh food prices, rose 2.7% year-on-year, surpassing expectations.
