Stock market today: Global shares mostly decline, as investors look toward US jobs report

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Global shares mostly declined as investors awaited the US jobs report to gauge the health of the economy and the Federal Reserve's potential actions on interest rates. France's CAC 40 declined 1.3%, Germany's DAX slipped 1.4%, and Britain's FTSE 100 shed nearly 1.0%. Japan's Nikkei 225 dove 2.0%, Sydney's S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.6%, and South Korea's Kospi dropped 1.0%. Tensions in the Middle East added to the pessimism. Traders have scaled back their predictions for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. The US government will release the job market report for March, which is expected to show a cooldown from February. In the oil market, benchmark US oil fell 16 cents to $86.43 a barrel, while Brent crude rose 3 cents to $90.68. The US dollar edged up to 151.43 Japanese yen from 151.30 yen, and the euro inched up to $1.0845 from $1.0841.

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