European benchmarks up, Asian shares lower

TOKYO — European shares rose while Asian benchmarks finished mostly lower Friday as uncertainty grew about what will happen next after a U.S. court blocked many of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs. France's CAC 40 rose 0.2 per cent in early trading to 7,796.14, while Germany's DAX jumped 0.6 per cent to 24,122.42. Britain's FTSE 100 added 0.6 per cent to 8,771.71. U.S. shares were set to drift lower with Dow futures down 0.1 per cent at 42,217.00. S&P 500 futures declined 0.1 per cent to 5,914.75. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 1.2 per cent to finish at 37,965.10. Government…