Global shares are trading mixed as investors look ahead to a flood of global earnings reports, including from U.S. companies known as the “Magnificent Seven.” Shares fell in early Thursday trading in France and German, but rose in Britain. Benchmarks finished lower in Tokyo and Seoul, but higher in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Trading was closed in Australia for a national holiday, Anzac Day. The declining Japanese yen has been drawing attention, with the U.S. dollar trading at 155-yen levels. lately. Tesla is the first among the Magnificent Seven to report its financial results. Oil prices rose while U.S. futures fell.
