Global stocks were mixed on Monday as volatility in tech shares persisted in Asia. In Europe, France led losses after mass protests over rising living costs and poor school conditions; the CAC 40 fell 1.3% to 7,854.31, the FTSE 100 dropped 0.8% to 10,795.31 and Germany's DAX slid 1% to 25,360.14. Oil fell about 2% after Trump waived sweeping new sanctions on Russia, with Brent down 2.1% to US$107.55 a barrel. In Asia, South Korea's Kospi rose 1.8% to 5,768.01 but is down more than 17% over the past month and well below its 9,000 peak in June, while Japan's Nikkei 225 lost 0.6% to 64,916.70. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield eased to around 5.08% from roughly 5.13%.
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| Change that session | -2.50% |
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