World Shares Mostly Lower in Holiday-Thin Trading, With Half-Day for US Markets

A person watches an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2023. Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo

BANGKOK—Shares were mixed Friday in Europe and Asia after U.S. markets were closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Germany’s DAX was nearly unchanged, at 15,998.44, while the CAC 40 in Paris likewise was flat at 7,279.03. Britain’s FTSE 100 dropped 0.4 percent to 7,453.40.