LONDON European stocks mixed Wednesday as global markets remained cautious, with investors closely monitoring Covid-19 developments.In early trade, the pan-European Stoxx 600 was just above the flatline. Health care stocks increased 0.4% and travel and leisure fell 0.8%.Asia-Pacific shares were mixed, with only modest gains in most major markets. Premarket trade on Wednesday morning in the United States was mostly flat, suggesting a similar muted opening on Wall Street.After the U.S. Senate passed the $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Tuesday, the Dow and S&P 500 closed at records highs. The bill includes $550 billion in new spending to support transportation and the electric grid.As peak growth slows after the pandemic, the Senate's infrastructure plan will likely give the economy an injection of boost.
