Global shares are trading mixed after market optimism got a perk from the record highs set on Wall Street. Shares fell in early Thursday trading in France and Germany and were little changed in Britain. In Asia, benchmarks finished higher in Tokyo, Sydney, Seoul, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Chinese stocks recouped losses from earlier in the week. An announcement that China's Finance Ministry will hold a briefing Saturday is appeasing some worries. U.S. futures declined. Oil prices rose. Market watchers are paying attention to U.S. consumer price data being released later in the day for signs on inflation.
