Global Stocks Follow Wall Street Higher as Virus Fears Ease

Global Stocks Follow Wall Street Higher as Virus Fears Ease
People wearing face masks walk past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, on Dec. 7, 2021.Kin Cheung/AP Photo
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BEIJING—Global stock markets followed Wall Street higher Tuesday as anxiety about the coronavirus’s latest variant eased and China reported stronger November trade figures than expected.

London and Frankfurt opened higher. Shanghai, Tokyo, and Hong Kong advanced. Oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel for a second day.