TOKYO—World shares were mixed Thursday, with European benchmarks opening higher after a broad decline in Asia.
Oil prices fell by more than $2 a barrel ahead of a meeting of OPEC set for later in the day. Oil-producing nations are expected to decide on output targets in their first meeting since Europe set sanctions on Russian crude.
France’s CAC 40 gained 1.0 percent in early trading to 6,481.90, while Germany’s DAX added 0.8 percent to 14,454.96. Markets were closed in Britain for the Platinum Jubilee marking Queen Elizabeth’s 70 years on the throne. The future for the S&P 500 futures rose 0.3 percent and that for the Dow industrials gained 0.5 percent….