TD: World stock markets as investors assess pace of global recovery, impact of Greek debt threat
LONDON (AP) - European and Asian markets are mixed Tuesday as investors assess the pace of the global economic recovery.
Britain's FTSE 100 benchmark index was down 0.4 percent at 5,584.32 while Germany's DAX was 0.3 percent lower at 5,856.79. France's CAC-40 shed 0.3 percent to 3,892.31.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 stock average fell 18.27 points, or 0.2 percent, 10,567.65. Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 0.1 percent to 21,207.55 and South Korea's main benchmark edged up 0.1 percent to 1,660.83.
Shanghai's market climbed 0.5 percent, while markets in Australia, Taiwan and Singapore rose as well. India's market was down.
The dollar was lower at 89.76 yen from 90.28 yen and the euro weakened to US$1.3590 from $1.3631.
