Stock market today: Global stocks are mixed after Wall Street opens 2025 with modest losses

European shares fell on Friday after a mixed trading session in Asia, as mainland Chinese markets extended their losses for the first week of the new year.

Germany’s DAX shed 0.3% to 19,967.34 and the CAC 40 in Paris lost 0.7% to 7,345.59. Britain’s FTSE 100 edged 0.1% lower, to 8,256.98.

The future for the S&P 500 rose 0.4% and that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.3% higher.

Japan’s market was closed for the New Year holiday. The dollar remained steady, trading at 157.24 Japanese yen...