World shares are mixed as US Senate votes to end the government shutdown

World shares are mixed as US Senate votes to end the government shutdown Updated 8 mins ago Shares are higher in Europe after a retreat in Asia. Markets took the latest step toward ending the U.S. shutdown in stride as the Senate passed legislation to reopen the government. U.S. futures and oil prices slipped. On Monday, the S&P 500 climbed 1.5% and the Dow industrials gained 0.8%. The Nasdaq composite jumped 2.3% for its best day since May. Nvidia was by far the strongest force lifting the market, pulling other tech shares higher. Shares have bounced on criticism that tech share prices have shot too high due to the mania for artificial intelligence, which some have likened to the 2000 dot-com bubble that ultimately burst.