Posted 12/27/2023, 9:22:20 AM
Global Stocks Rise, Tracking Wall Street Gains as Markets Reopen After Holiday
- Global shares climbed on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street gains as markets reopened after the holiday
- European indexes like Germany's DAX, France's CAC 40, and Britain's FTSE 100 were up in early trading
- Tokyo's Nikkei 225 added 1.2%, boosted by a Bank of Japan policy meeting showing division on monetary policy
- Chinese video gaming companies like Tencent and NetEase rebounded in Hong Kong after regulatory fears on Friday
- On Wall Street, the S&P 500 rose 0.4% on Tuesday, closing less than 0.5% below its all-time record high from two years ago