Updated: Global stocks ease back after earnings-driven gains

SEOUL, South Korea — Global stocks mostly fell Wednesday, amid quiet summer trading and questions about the sustainability of some indexes’ rise to record highs. KEEPING SCORE: Britain’s FTSE 100 was down 0.2 percent at 6,836 while France’s CAC 40 dipped 0.3 percent to 4,454. Germany’s DAX fell 0.5 percent to 10,642. Futures augured a […]