Stock market today: World stocks mixed as Wall St inches toward bull market

BANGKOK (AP) — World shares were mixed on Wednesday after China reported trade data pointing to a further slowing of its recovery from the disruptions of the pandemic.

Germany’s DAX shed 0.3% to 15,937.77 and the CAC 40 in Paris slipped 0.4% to 7,183.35. London’s FTSE 100 was barely changed at 7,626.60.

The future for the S&P 500 was down 0.1% while that for the Dow industrials lost 0.2%. Oil prices advanced.

China reported its exports fell 7.5% from a year earlier in May and imports were down 4.5%...