Global stocks mostly fell Monday following North Korea's launch of missiles into seas near Japan, although Chinese share benchmarks rose on optimism about the economic outlook. U.S. shares were set to drift lower, with Dow futures down 0.1 percent and S&P 500 futures down 0.3 percent. ASIA'S DAY: Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index fell 0.5 percent to finish at 19,379.14. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index added 0.2 percent to 23,596.28 and the Shanghai Composite index advanced 0.5 percent to 3,233.87. Australia's S&P ASX/200 rose 0.3 percent to 5,746.50.

Source: ABC News March 06, 2017 05:26 UTC