Global Markets Mixed After Wall Street Bounce on Strong Profits

A person wearing a protective mask stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index as a vehicle passing by at a securities firm in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2022. Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo

BEIJING—Global stock markets were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street rose on strong corporate profit reports.

Paris, Frankfurt, and Tokyo advanced, while London, Hong Kong, and Shanghai declined. The yen stayed near a two-decade low near 149 to the dollar. Oil prices rebounded.