World shares mostly climb as tech shares lead Wall Street to more records

World shares mostly climb as tech shares lead Wall Street to more records Updated 18 mins ago World shares are mostly higher after U.S. stocks rose to more records on heavy buying of technology shares, with major European indexes up in early trading. The futures for S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average both added more than 0.2%. In Asia. Japan's Nikkei 225 gained nearly 2% on Friday, while Hong Kong fell. Markets in mainland China and South Korea were closed for holidays. On Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.2%, while the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.4%. All three set all-time highs. Investors have largely shrugged off the shutdown of the U.S. government after Democrat and Republican lawmakers failed to reach agreement on funding.