Global stocks steady

BEIJING — Global stock markets were steady Tuesday, following strong Wall Street gains the day before, as investors focused on the final hours of a tight US presidential race. Germany’s DAX was 0.1 percent lower at 10,449 and France›s CAC-40 was down by the same rate at 4,458. London’s FTSE 100 was stable at 6,805. Wall Street looked set for a subdued opening, with futures for the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor’s 500 down 0.1 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively. The Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.5 percent to 3,147.89 points and Hong Kong›s Hang Seng advanced 0.5 percent to 22,909.47. Seoul;s Kospi added 0.3 percent to 2,003.38, India›s Sensex rose 0.1 percent to 27,500.95 and Sydney›s S&P-ASX 200 gained 0.1 percent to 5,257.80. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 was nearly unchanged at 17,171.38. New Zealand, Taiwan and Southeast Asia also rose. — AP