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World shares were mostly higher on Friday as investors assessed a hodge-podge of economic data.
Benchmarks rose in Frankfurt, Paris, Tokyo and Hong Kong but fell in Sydney. U.S. futures edged higher, while the yield on the 10-year Treasury note was steady at 1.33 percent.