Global shares mixed amid uncertainty over trade, Brexit

TOKYO -- Global shares were mixed Friday, with U.S.-China trade tensions and Britain's unruly process toward leaving the European Union weighing on investor sentiment, despite a week of surprisingly solid corporate earnings. Britain's FTSE 100 skidded 0.4% to 7,297 in midday trading, while Germany's DAX slipped 0.1% to 12,856. France's CAC 40 edged up 0.1% to 5,692.86. U.S. shares were set for a flat to modest open, with Dow futures inching up slightly to 26,782. S&P 500 futures were up 0.1%