World shares were mixed on Monday after U.S. stocks capped a mostly dismal week with a broad rally that still left the benchmark S&P 500 down 2% for the week. One shadow over markets was cleared when U.

Wall Street pointed toward gains early as markets try to claw back losses from a rare bumpy week. Futures for the S&P 500 gained 0.4% before the bell Friday, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose less than 0.

Wall Street is making history in more ways than one. This has been nothing short of a banner year for Wall Street. Whereas the stock market has historically delivered average annual gains of around 10%,