World shares mostly higher after Wall Street rally

BANGKOK (AP) — Global markets were mostly higher on Thursday as investors pinned their hopes on an economic rebound from the coronavirus pandemic.Shares rose in Paris, London and Tokyo but dropped in Hong Kong, where tensions are flaring over Beijing’s effort to exert more control over the former British colony.Germany’s DAX gained 0.7% to 11,740.63 and the CAC 40 in Paris climbed 0.8% to 4,722.51. Britain’s FTSE 100 picked up 0.6% to 6,179.70. The future for the S&P