Global Shares Mixed, British Pound Weakens Against Dollar

A person takes photos of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei and New York Dow indexes at a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 12, 2022. Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo

TOKYO—Global shares were mixed Wednesday as traders braced for updates on inflation, retail sales, and corporate earnings.

The British pound weakened against the U.S. dollar after the governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, confirmed the bank will not extend beyond Friday an emergency debt-buying plan introduced last month to stabilize financial markets.