TOKYO—Global shares were mostly higher Wednesday, as investors watched for key inflation data likely to influence the Federal Reserve’s stance on interest rates.
France’s CAC 40 added 0.4 percent in early trading to 7,420.32. Germany’s DAX edged up 0.4 percent to 15,709.27. Britain’s FTSE 100 surged 0.5 percent to 7,825.05. The future for the Dow industrials gained nearly 0.2 percent and the S&P 500 future contract added nearly 0.1 percent.
In Asian trading, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.6 percent to finish at 28,082.70. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.5 percent to 7,343.90. South Korea’s Kospi edged up 1 percent to 2,550.64.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lost 0.9 percent to 20,309.86 and the Shanghai Composite index added 0.4 percent to 3,327.18….