BANGKOK—Stocks were mostly higher in Europe and Asia after a broad rally on Wall Street as investors awaited U.S. employment and other data due out Friday. Concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus variant and measures governments are taking to restrain it remained, but appeared to have been assuaged by reports that its symptoms seem to be mild and vaccines appear to protect against severe illness. Germany’s DAX advanced 0.7 percent to 15,361.76. The CAC 40 in Paris added 0.5 percent to 6,831.75 and Britain’s FTSE 100 picked up 0.3 percent to 7,147.30. The future for the Dow industrials gained 0.3 percent while that for the S&P 500 edged 0.1 percent higher. Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Global Inc. said Friday it will pull out of the New York Stock Exchange and shift its listing to Hong Kong as the ruling Communist Party tightens control over tech industries. The Securities …