(AP) — Global shares have mostly edged down after the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 30,000 points for the first time. Investors seem to be catching their breath after pushing stocks higher in recent days on hopes that coronavirus vaccines will gradually loosen the pandemic’s stranglehold on the economy. US futures are down slightly on Wednesday, with the future for the Down slipping 0.3%. Asian markets were mixed on the close and European indexes lost early gains. Traders were also encouraged by the transition of power in the U.S. to President-elect Joe Biden and that Biden had selected Janet Yellen, a widely respected former Fed chair, as treasury secretary.
