Global stocks mixed after Wall St drop as virus cases rise

TOKYO (AP) — Global shares are mixed after a retreat on Wall Street on the first trading day of the year. France’s benchmark rose in early trading Tuesday, while the benchmark in Germany declined. Japan’s benchmark finished lower as the government was preparing to declare a state of emergency. Coronavirus cases keep climbing at frightening rates around the world, threatening to bring more lockdown orders that would punish the economy. Shares were trading in a narrow range ahead