Global Shares Are Mixed After US Inflation Data Pulls Wall Street Lower

Guests touch a lion dance costume during a ceremony to mark the first trading day of the Year of the Dragon at the Hong Kong Exchanges (HKEX) in Hong Kong, on Feb. 14, 2024. Louise Delmotte/AP Photo

TOKYO—Global shares were mixed on Wednesday after disappointingly high U.S. inflation data sent stocks sliding on Wall Street and raised prospects that interest rates will remain elevated for longer.

France’s CAC 40 gained nearly 0.2 percent in early trading to 7,637.28, while Germany’s DAX added 0.1 percent to 16,891.35. Britain’s FTSE 100 added 0.5 percent to 7,547.62.