BANGKOK—World shares were mixed Thursday after a rally on Wall Street as investors welcomed a report showing U.S. consumer confidence is holding up despite the Federal Reserve’s campaign to fight inflation by raising interest rates.
Germany’s DAX edged 0.1 percent lower to 14,081.26. The CAC 40 in Paris also lost 0.1 percent, to 6,578.93. Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 0.4 percent, to 7,525.54.
The futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow industrials were down 0.1 percent.
Markets got a boost from a report Wednesday showing U.S. consumer confidence is surprisingly strong, despite inflation squeezing wallets. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index rose to 108.3 in December from 101.4 in November. That pushed the index to its highest level since April. Last month’s figure was the lowest since July….