TOKYO—European shares were mostly higher on Wednesday after a mixed session in Asia, where selling of property and technology shares pulled Chinese benchmarks lower.
France’s CAC 40 edged up 0.4 percent in early trading to 7,281.99, while Germany’s DAX added 1 percent to 16,151.57. Britain’s FTSE 100 lost 0.2 percent to 7,438.87. The future for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.3 percent and that for the S&P 500 also gained 0.3 percent.
