Stock market today: World shares are mixed following a rebound on Wall Street

BANGKOK (AP) — World shares were mixed Thursday ahead of a decision by the European Central Bank on interest rates that was expected to yield at least a quarter percentage point cut to the current 3.25% benchmark.

Analysts said the monetary authority for the 20 euro currency countries in the European Union was bound to act now that inflation has fallen to target levels and growth is slowing.

Germany’s DAX edged 0.1% higher, to 20,423.73, while the CAC 40 in Paris was up less than 0.1%...