World shares showed a mixed performance on Thursday following the release of U.S. economic data that helped ease concerns on Wall Street. U.S. futures saw a slight decline, with the S&P 500 contract down 0.2% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average contract marginally lower. U.S. markets were closed on Thursday to observe a National Day of Mourning for former President Jimmy Carter.
In early European trading, Germany's DAX lost 0.2%, the CAC 40 in Paris remained nearly unchanged, and Britain's FTSE 100 surged 0.6%.
