Global Stocks Higher Amid Interest Rate Uncertainty

Global Stocks Higher Amid Interest Rate Uncertainty
A woman wearing a face mask walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, on Feb. 8, 2022. Kin Cheung/AP Photo
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BEIJING—Global stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday as investors watched for signs of whether central banks will try to cool inflation by speeding up the withdrawal of economic stimulus that is boosting share prices.

London and Frankfurt opened higher. Shanghai and Tokyo advanced. Hong Kong declined.