Global Shares Rise After Wall Street Nears Record; Markets Eye Inflation Report

Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Jan. 11, 2024. Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo

TOKYO—Global shares advanced Thursday on the back of Wall Street’s climb to a near-record high, as Tokyo’s benchmark finished at a 34-year high.

France’s CAC 40 edged up 0.6 percent in early trading to 7,469.16. Germany’s DAX added nearly 0.8 percent to 16,821.53. Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 0.5 percent to 7,687.79.