World shares are mixed and US futures jump ahead of Wall St reopening from holiday
Data on U.S. consumer confidence and housing prices were due later in the day. The future for the S&P 500 was up 1.2% and that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.1% after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would delay a threatened 50% tariff on goods from the European Union to July 9. In Asian trading, Japan's Nikkei 225 reversed early losses to gain 0.5%, closing at 37,724.11 after the central bank's said he anticipates raising interest rates in coming months due to inflationary pressures.