HONG KONG (AP) — World stock markets were mixed on Friday as investors waited to see if U.S. politicians could pass tax reform legislation before Christmas. KEEPING SCORE: France's CAC 40 shed 0.4 percent to 5,337 and Germany's DAX lost 0.2 percent to 13,044. Britain's FTSE 100 edged up 0.1 percent to 7,458 after EU leaders said they would allow the Brexit talks to move on to the next stage, including trade.