World Shares Mixed, Oil Jumps Following Rally on Wall Street

A currency trader talks on the phone near a screen showing the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, (C), at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 22, 2022. Choi Jin-suk/Newsis via AP

BANGKOK—World shares were mixed Thursday after a rally on Wall Street as investors welcomed a report showing U.S. consumer confidence is holding up despite the Federal Reserve’s campaign to fight inflation by raising interest rates.

Germany’s DAX edged 0.1 percent lower to 14,081.26. The CAC 40 in Paris also lost 0.1 percent, to 6,578.93. Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 0.4 percent, to 7,525.54.