Global shares are mixed and US futures advance, while oil prices fall nearly 4%
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HONG KONG (AP) — Global shares were mixed and oil prices retreated Monday, falling sharply on renewed hopes for progress in diplomatic efforts between the U.S. and Iran.U.S. futures advanced after U.S. stocks fell Friday to their worst day since June as investors dumped artificial intelligence-related and other technology stocks.In early European trading, Britain's FTSE 100 edged down 0.1% to 10,721.94. Germany's DAX climbed 0.1% to 25,849.98, while the CAC 40 in Paris added 0.1% to 7,975.87.In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei 225 gave up early gains, slipping 0.3% to 63,081.86 as some major technology companies fell.Shares of OpenAI investor SoftBank Group dropped 1.6%. Japanese memory chipmaker Kioxia Holdings plunged 15.8% as its earnings forecasts disappointed some analysts and investors.South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index rose 2.2% to 5,859.08. Samsung Electronics added 1.8%, while memory chipmaker SK Hynix jumped 3.8%.Technology stocks have wavered as investors fret that the AI buildup may p