Global Stocks Higher as Investors Await US Inflation

A currency trader walks by a screen showing the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 9, 2021. Lee Jin-man/AP Photo

BEIJING—Global stocks were mostly higher Thursday as investors waited for U.S. inflation data that might influence the Federal Reserve’s decision on when to roll back economic stimulus.

London and Frankfurt opened higher while Tokyo declined. Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Seoul also advanced.