Global shares are mixed as investors await central bank rate decisions

Global shares are mixed as investors await central bank rate decisions

World stocks are mixed, with European markets opening lower ahead of a meeting of the European Central Bank. Asian shares broadly gained as benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul were lifted by buying of AI-related stocks. U.S. futures edged lower and oil prices bounced back from their most recent decline. This week brings earnings reports from about one-third of the S&P 500 companies and interest rate decisions by the Federal Reserve and other big centr…

BEFORE THE BELL: Global shares are mixed as investors await central bank rate decisions

A dealer stands near the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)