Global stocks jump on Tokyo stimulus, UK growth

Global shares mostly rallied Wednesday after Tokyo launched a massive stimulus package with sentiment also cheered by accelerating economic growth in Britain and upbeat company results. Awaiting the US Federal Reserve's interest rate decision later, Wall Street won an opening boost from Apple, whose third-quarter earnings topped expectations. London stocks drove 0.7 percent higher as data showed the British economy grew by 0.6 percent in the second quarter, after 0.4 percent expansion in the pre