Global Shares Mostly Higher After Wall Street Rally

Workers attend a ceremony to mark the first trading day of the year at Osaka Exchange in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 4, 2022. Kyodo News via AP

TOKYO—Global shares were mostly higher Tuesday despite worries about rising numbers of coronavirus cases.

France’s CAC 40 added 0.7 percent in early trading to 7,266.59, while Germany’s DAX edged up 0.3 percent to 16,064.91. Britain’s FTSE 100 gained 1.2 percent to 7,475.46. The future contract for the Dow industrials was 0.2 percent higher and the contract for the S&P 500 also gained 0.2 percent.