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• European stocks opened higher Wednesday, as investors monitored the release of corporate earnings and economic data.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 0.63 percent shortly after the opening bell, with all sectors and major bourses in positive territory.

• Asian share markets turned mixed on Wednesday as investor nerves were strained ahead of a U.S. inflation report that could soothe, or inflame, fears of faster rate hikes globally.

Other Asian markets were steadier, as were E-Minis for the S&P 500. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.8 percent, pulled higher by South Korea and Hong Kong indices.

• Japan’s Nikkei share average dropped to a fresh four-month low in choppy trade on Wednesday as investor sentiment was sapped by worries about U.S. inflation data due later in the day.

The Nikkei ended 0.4 percent lower to 21,154.17, the lowest closing level since Oct. 12. In a sign of investor unease, the index moved in and out of the red during the day, and briefly dipped below its 200-day moving average of 21,030.86.

• China stocks rebounded on Wednesday, but volumes were thin as many traders had already left for the week-long Lunar New Year holiday that starts on Thursday.

Chinese markets will reopen on Feb. 22

At the close, the Shanghai Composite index was up 14.52 points or 0.46 percent at 3,199.48.

Reference: Reuters, CNBC