Shares were mostly higher in Europe and Asia on Wednesday, lifted by upbeat manufacturing data from China and Japan. The U.S. dollar was steady, regaining some lost ground after falling on comments by President Donald Trump accusing China and Japan of manipulating their currencies.
KEEPING SCORE: Germany’s DAX climbed 0.8 percent to 11,629.09 and the CAC40 of France also rose 0.8 percent to 4,785.37. Britain’s FTSE 100 jumped 1.0 percent to 7,168.79. Wall Street looked headed for gains, with Dow and S&P 500 futures up 0.2 percent.
