Global Shares Fall on Tech Sector Losses, Recession Fears

A currency trader walks near the screens showing the foreign exchange rates at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 11, 2022. Lee Jin-man/AP Photo

TOKYO—Asian and European shares were mostly lower Tuesday as losses in the technology sector weighed on global benchmarks.

France’s CAC 40 dipped 0.6 percent to 5,807.12. Germany’s DAX lost 0.7 percent to 12,183.60. Britain’s FTSE 100 dropped 1.2 percent to 6,878.65. The future for the Dow industrials was down 0.7 percent at 29,059.00. The contract for the S&P 500 lost 0.8 percent to 3,597.00.