World shares mixed after Wall Street retreat; oil edges lower

Imagine a big game where different teams around the world guess how much companies are worth.

The teams are called stock markets, and they live in countries like Japan, Germany, and the United States.

On Friday, most of the markets in Europe went up a little, which is good news.

The market in Germany, called the DAX, went up 0.7 percent.

But some markets in Asia went down a little bit.

The market in Japan, called the Nikkei, lost a tiny bit of value.

The market in China went up 1 percent because China sold lots of electronics and other high-tech things to other countries.

Oil, which we use to make fuel for cars, got a little bit cheaper.

On Thursday, markets in the United States had gone down a little after company earnings reports and higher oil prices.

Overall, nobody won or lost big — the markets were mixed, like a game where some players scored and others didn't.