World Shares Higher Ahead of US Inflation Update

People walk by monitors showing an exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar at a securities firm in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2022. Hiro Komae/AP Photo

BANGKOK—Shares were higher in Europe and Asia ahead of an update Friday on U.S. wholesale prices that will provide insights into how businesses are coping with inflation.

Germany’s DAX added 0.2 percent to 14,295.30 while the CAC 40 in Paris was nearly unchanged at 6,649.30. Britain’s FTSE 100 also was little changed, gaining less than 2 points to 7,474.82.