Global Stocks Mixed After Fed Says Ready to Act on Inflation
A currency trader passes by screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, right, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea on Nov. 25, 2021. Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo
BEIJING—Global stock markets mostly rose Thursday after Federal Reserve officials indicated they were ready to hike interest rates sooner than expected if needed to cool U.S. inflation.
London, Tokyo, Frankfurt, and Hong Kong markets advanced, while Shanghai declined.
