Global Markets Mixed After Wall Street Decline, Virus Unease

Global Markets Mixed After Wall Street Decline, Virus Unease
A man wearing a face mask walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, on Dec. 2, 2021. Kin Cheung/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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BEIJING—Global stocks and Wall Street futures were mixed Thursday as traders tried to figure out the potential impact of the latest coronavirus variant.

London and Frankfurt opened lower and Shanghai and Tokyo fell. Hong Kong advanced.