World Shares Mixed After Tech-Led Sell-Off on Wall Street

People walk past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Jan. 5, 2022. Vincent Yu/AP Photo

TOKYO—World shares were mixed on Wednesday after heavy selling of technology shares cast a chill over the cheerful start to 2022 on Wall Street.

France’s CAC 40 was up less than 0.1 percent at 7,324.16 in early trading, while Germany’s DAX added 0.2 percent to 16,185.77. Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 0.2 percent to 7,516.63. The future contract for the Dow industrials gained 0.1 percent while that for the S&P 500 slipped 2 points.