London and Frankfurt opened lower, while Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong edged lower, trading in a narrow range.That gain "is generally telling of improving sentiment," said Mizuho Bank in a report.
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 future was up less than 0.1% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was off less than 0.1%. The Kospi in Seoul shed less than 0.1% to 3,301.89. The ASX-S&P 500 in Sydney was unchanged at 7,307.30. Production is recovering from last year's plunge but faces shortages of processor chips and other disruptions.
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