In early trading, the FTSE 100 in London fell 0.4% to 6,670.55 while Frankfurt's DAX was up less than 0.1% at 14,662.02. The CAC 40 in Paris lost 0.4% to 5,945.30.
On Wall Street, the future for the benchmark S&P 500 index rose 0.1% and the contract for the Dow Jones Industrial Average future rose 0.2%.
On Tuesday, the S&P 500 fell 0.8% to 3,910.52. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.9% to 32,423.15.
The Nasdaq, dominated by tech stocks, sank 1.1% to 13,227.70.
In Asia on Wednesday, the Shanghai Composite Index fell 1.3% to 3,367.63 and the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo gave up 2% to 28,405.52. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong sank 2.2% to 27,883.02.
The Kospi in South Korea retreated 0.3% to 2,996.35. The S&P-ASX 200 in Australia gained 0.5% to 6,778.80.
India's Sensex lost 1.2% to 49,443.18. New Zealand and Southeast Asian markets retreated.
Investors are wavering between optimism about coronavirus vaccines that might allow business and travel to return to normal and concern about the pace of recovery.
In Europe, Germany on Tuesday extended anti-virus restrictions by three weeks to April 18 and said travelers arriving from abroad by air must undergo virus tests before boarding their flight. The Netherlands extended its lockdown by three weeks.
That followed similar moves earlier by Italy and France.
Traders also are watching the potential for inflation pressures to pick up after struggling economies were flooded with credit and government spending. That has depressed U.S. bond prices, prompting some to shift money out of stocks.
In Washington, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Congress more must be done to limit economic damage. Powell stressed that he does not expect stimulus programs to trigger inflation.
Bond yields, or the difference between the market price and the payout at maturity, narrowed as prices rose. The yield of the 10-year Treasury note fell to 1.62%, down from last week's level above 1.70%.
That weighed on banks and other financial companies which look to yields as a benchmark for the interest rates they charge on mortgages and other loans. Bank of America fell 2.0% and Wells Fargo dropped 1.9%. American Express slid 2.8%.
In energy markets, benchmark U.S. crude rose 59 cents to $58.35 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract plunged $3.79 on Tuesday to $57.76 after Germany's lockdown announcement triggered concern demand for industry and travel would decline.
Brent crude, used to price international oils, gained 71 cents to $61.57 per barrel in London. It lost $3.83 the previous session to $60.79.
The dollar declined to 108.53 yen from Tuesday's 108.75 yen. The euro retreated to $1.1821 from $1.1853.
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