World Stocks Gain After Wall Street Has Best Day in 6 Weeks

People walk in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo on March 6, 2023. Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo

BANGKOK—Shares were mostly higher Monday in Europe and Asia after strong data on the U.S. economy sent Wall Street to its best close in six weeks.

Germany’s DAX gained 0.4 percent to 15,644.08 and the CAC 40 in Paris was up 0.7 percent at 7,397.31. London’s FTSE 100 edged 0.1 percent lower to 7,941.38. The future for the S&P 500 gained 0.2 percent while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.2 percent.