TOKYO—Global shares advanced Friday, tracking a rally on Wall Street following reports suggesting the economy and corporate profits may be doing better than feared.
France’s CAC 40 gained 0.2 percent to 7,107.44. Germany’s DAX was unchanged at 15,134.04, while Britain’s FTSE 100 rose nearly 0.2 percent to 7,773.10. The future for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.1 percent lower and that for the S&P 500 futures fell 0.3 percent.
