European stock benchmarks mostly edged higher in early trading Wednesday after Asian shares finished generally lower. Investors got jittery over global risks after Poland said a Russian-made missile killed two people there. U.S. shares were set to drift higher, with Dow futures rising 0.3% to 33,712.00. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.1% to finish at 28,028.30. Benchmarks fell in Sydney, Seoul, Hong Kong and Shanghai, while shares in Tokyo finished slightly higher. Prices for crude oil fell back after the worsening war in Ukraine could cause spikes in prices for gas and other commodities that the region produces, such as the region’s region produces. In energy trading, benchmark . . .
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