World Shares Attempt Bounce After Worst Week in Two Years

World Shares Attempt Bounce After Worst Week in Two Years
An Indian stock trader looks at share prices during intra-day trade at a brokerage house in Mumbai on February 6, 2018. Indranil Mukherjee /AFP/Getty Images
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LONDON—World shares staggered higher on Monday after suffering their worst week in two years, attempting to brush off fresh rises in global bond yields while equity futures pointed to a firmer Wall Street session ahead.

A higher Friday close for New York stocks following a week of “vol” induced selling, lifted markets in Asia and Europe, helping MSCI’s all-country index 0.5 percent while European shares were 1.5 percent higher.