U.S. futures sank and world shares were mixed after a U.S. government shutdown began on Wednesday.

The futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 0.6%. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 rose 0.4% and the Dow gained 0.2%, to set an all-time high. The Nasdaq composite ticked 0.3% higher to 22,660.01.

In early European trading, Germany's DAX lost 0.2% to 23,916.90 and the CAC 40 in Paris gave up 0.2% to 7,907.99. Britain's FTSE rose 0.7% to 9,416.30.

In Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 index shed 0.9% to 44,550.85 after the Bank of Japan reported a slight improvement in business sentiment among major manufacturers.

The indications from the BOJ's quarterly tankan survey raise the odds that the central bank will increase its key interest rate to counter inflation that has topped i

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