GLOBAL stocks were subdued after several indexes in Europe and Asia hit multi-year highs this week, while the price of oil pushed higher.
France's CAC 40 was down 0.5 percent to 5,228.68 and Germany's DAX fell 0.5 percent to 12,278.95. Britain's FTSE 100 inched up 0.2 percent to 7,077.38. U.S. shares were also set for a weak open, with Dow and S&P 500 futures both flat.
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