Asian shares have opened mixed after U.S. stocks broke out of a three-day lull to close at a record. Chinese markets rose and Tokyo s benchmark fell. Oil prices advanced, while
European shares opened higher after a mixed trading session in Asia on Thursday following another record close for the S&P 500. The future for the S&P 500 was 0.1% lower and that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was little changed. The dollar remained strong against the Japanese yen and Chinese yuan, a trend that has unsettled regulators in both Tokyo and Beijing.