• European stocks opened higher Thursday, as investors appeared to take stronger-than-anticipated U.S. inflation data in their stride.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up around 0.38 percent shortly after the opening bell, with most sectors and major bourses in positive territory.
• Asian stocks rose on Thursday after Wall Street brushed aside strong U.S. inflation data and surged, in a move that also saw the dollar pinned to two-week lows even as Treasury yields jumped in anticipation of more rapid U.S. interest rate hikes.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 1.3 percent.
• Japan’s Nikkei share average rose significantly on Thursday as investors bought back recently-battered stocks after U.S. markets climbed overnight, shrugging off stronger-than-expected inflation data.
The Nikkei ended 1.5 percent higher at 21,464.98, after tumbling to a four-month low on Wednesday and briefly dipping below its 200-day moving average.
Reference: Reuters, CNBC