NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global stock markets rose to record highs while U.S. Treasury yields and the U.S. dollar fell on Wednesday as data showed U.S. consumer prices rose less than expected in April, suggesting inflation has resumed a downward trend in the second quarter. The CPI report raised expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates two times this year. The Dow and S&P 500 registered record closing highs for the first time since March 28 and the Nasdaq posted a record closing high for the second session in a row, while the MSCI world stock index was also set for a second straight record high close.
MSCI s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.38%, scaling a fresh 15-month high earlier in the session. Japan s Nikkei gained 0.58%.
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