Shares are mixed in Europe and Asia ahead of US inflation report, while oil prices gain

Shares were mixed Wednesday in Europe and Asia ahead of the release of key U.S. inflation data for July, while oil prices advanced as doubts persisted over when the war with Iran will allow crude to flow freely again. In early European trading, Germany's DAX rose 0.3% to 26,480.04, while the CAC 40 in Paris fell 0.2%, to 8,698.79. Samsung Electronics gained 6.7% and memory chipmaker SK Hynix was up 5.5%.