BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks were mixed Friday in Europe and Asia after Wall Street tapped fresh records, led by big gains in chipmakers.
Germany’s DAX edged 0.1% higher, to 18,201.03 and the CAC 40 in Paris fell 0.2% to 8,164.36. In London, the FTSE 100 climbed 0.7% to 7,936.38.
The futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were 0.1% higher.
In Asian trading, Japan’s Nikkei 225 topped 41,000 for the first time early Friday but then fell back, closing up 0.2% lower at 40,888.43.
Chinese property and tech companies weighed on markets in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 2.2% to 16,499.47 and the Shanghai Composite sank 1% to 3,048.03.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.2% to 7,770.60. India’s Sensex rose 0.3% to 72,881.70.
Bangkok’s SET shed 0.4% and Taiwan’s Taiex gained 0.2%.
On Thursday, the S&P 500 rose 0.3% to 5,241.53, setting an all-time high for a third straight day. …