World shares are mixed and Tokyo hits a record, tracking fresh highs on Wall Street

HONG KONG (AP) — World shares were mixed and U.S. futures edged lower Tuesday ahead of an update on U.S. consumer prices.

In early European trading, the FTSE 100 in London edged up less than 1% to 10,144.50. Germany’s DAX fell 0.2% to 25,356.32, while the CAC 40 in Paris dropped 0.5% to 8,316.63.

The futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.2%.

Later Tuesday, the U.S. Labor Department was due to report consumer inflation in December. It is...