Stock market today: Global shares mostly lower, with US markets closed for Thanksgiving

Global shares have mostly fallen after U.S. markets were closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. The yen gained against the U.S. dollar. Chinese shares rose while the rest of the markets were lower. Late Friday, U.S. futures gained while oil prices fell. U.S. markets will reopen for a half day on Friday. The holiday Thursday brought a respite in news on President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for after he takes office, after markets were rocked earlier in the week by his announcement that he plans to order immediate sharp tariff hikes on imports from Canada, Mexico and China. On Wednesday, the S&P 500 fell 0.4% and the Dow fell 0.3%. The Nasdaq composite fell 0.6%.