Stock market today: European shares mostly down after rally in Asia, as focus remains on rates

TOKYO — European shares mostly declined early Friday, but Asian benchmarks rose after U.S. stocks climbed to records. France’s CAC 40 edged up less than 0.1% in early trading to 8,019.83, while Germany’s DAX dipped 0.1% to 17,823.36. Britain’s FTSE 100 shed nearly 0.2% to 7,680.05. U.S. shares were set to trade mixed in a narrow range, with Dow futures down less than 0.1% at 38,813.00. S&P 500 futures added less than 0.1% to 5,166.25. In Asia, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.2% to…