Global shares are mostly higher as Trump’s tariffs deadline looms

Global shares were mostly higher on Wednesday as the July 9 deadline for the US to strike deals with trading partners or impose higher tariffs looms. In early European trading, Germany’s DAX rose 0.5 per cent to 23,778.11. In Paris, the CAC 40 added 1.2 per cent to 7,754.34, while Britain’s FTSE 100 gained 0.3 per cent to 8,811.42. The futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.1 per cent higher. Shares fell in Japan, hit by jitters over a lack of progress in trade talks with the US, but they recovered much of their…