Stock market today: World shares shrug off Wall St blues as investors eye corporate earnings
Shares were broadly higher in Europe and Asia on Monday as investors focused on the latest flurry of corporate earnings.
The upbeat start to the week contrasted with the gloom on Wall Street after big technology stocks logged their worst week since the COVID crash in 2020. But U.S. futures were higher, with the contracts for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average both up 0.3%.