Global shares are trading mostly higher after a Wall Street rally that followed profit reports from major companies.

Several data points are expected out of Japan later today, including CPI for January and unemployment and retail sales figures for December.

Asian Shares Mixed as DeepSeek Lifts Chinese Tech Stocks HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares Friday were mixed, with Chinese technology stocks rising as most other Asian equities declined. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dipped nearly 0.

Wall Street is drifting as drops for Ford Motor and Qualcomm work against buoyant fashion and cigarette stocks. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% Thursday following healthy gains for stock markets