New York — A gauge of global equity performance scaled fresh record highs on Wednesday, propelled by bullish growth and company earnings outlooks, while crude oil prices rose to more than two years highs. Asia again led global markets higher as Hong Kong’s main Hang Seng index closed above 30,000 points for the first time in a decade. China’s H-shares index and Japan’s Nikkei share average also rose. Shares in Europe were mixed, with Britain’s main index rising as Germany’s DAX index and other indices fell. Wall Street traded flat to slightly lower. But MSCI’s all-country world index of stock performance in 47 countries rose 0.23% as it set a new all-time high. Emerging markets also rose, with MSCI’s main equity benchmark touching fresh six-year highs. MSCI’s all-country world index gained 0.21% while the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of leading regional shares closed down 0.25%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 47.05 points, or 0.2%, to 23,543.78. The S&P 500 lost 2.17 p...
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