World Shares Are Mixed, While Tokyo’s Benchmark Extends Its New Year Rally

An electronic stock board shows Japan's Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2024. Kyodo News via AP

BANGKOK—World shares were mixed on Friday, while Tokyo’s benchmark extended its New Year rally, trading well above 35,000 and at its highest level since 1990.

U.S. futures inched higher and oil prices surged more than $1 a barrel.