GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares inch down from recent highs

* U.S. jobless claims data, record S&P close underpin sentiment * Yen unfazed by CPI figures in line with economists' estimates * German, French data pull euro out of 8-month trough By Lisa Twaronite TOKYO, July 25 (Reuters) - An index of Asian shares pulled away from a three-year high on Friday after a mostly flat day on Wall Street, though a fresh S&P closing record and upbeat U.S. employment data underpinned sentiment. Initial jobless claims declined 19,000 to a seaso