BANGKOK—Shares were higher Monday in Europe and in Asia, where most markets were closed for the Lunar New Year holiday.
Germany’s DAX edged 0.1 percent higher, to 15,058.49 while the CAC 40 in Paris also gained 0.1 percent to 7,002.30. Britain’s FTSE 100 added 0.2 percent to 7,786.30. The future for the S&P 500 lost less than 0.1 percent while the future for the Dow industrials was unchanged.
In Asia, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index added 1.3 percent to 26,906.04 as investors shrugged off Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki’s comments that Japan is facing an “unprecedentedly severe” financial situation after spending heavily to counter the pandemic and other troubles….