BEIJING (AP) — Global stock prices followed Wall Street higher Tuesday on encouraging economic data despite uncertainty over Britain's departure from the European Union.

Benchmarks in London, Frankfurt, Shanghai and Hong Kong gained while Tokyo was flat. Oil prices rose again, adding to Monday's big gains.

Investors were encouraged by unexpectedly strong manufacturing data from China and the United States. A separate report showed U.S. construction spending increased in February.

In another hopeful sign, long-term bond yields rose above their recent lows, following a sharp drop last month that flashed a possible recession warning, rattling Wall Street.

A better U.S. and Chinese manufacturing outlook "helped ease concerns about slowing global economic growth," Hussein Sayed of FXTM said in a report.

"However, it's still too early to conclude that the U.S. economy has made a U-turn," said Sayed, pointing to weak retail sales. "It's necessary to see an improvement in spending habits to indicate that momentum has started to build up."

The Shanghai Composite index rose 0.2% to 3,176.82 points and Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.2% to 29,624.67. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 was flat at 21,505.31 and Seoul's Kospi advanced 0.4% to 2,177.18.

Sydney's S&P-ASX 200 added 0.4% to 6,242.40 and India's Sensex was 0.3% higher at 39,005.70. Benchmarks in Taiwan, New Zealand and Southeast Asia also rose.

On Wall Street, futures for the benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1 percent.

The S&P gained Monday for a third day, advancing 1.2% to 2,867.19 while the Dow jumped 1.3% to 26,258.42. The Nasdaq composite climbed 1.3% to 7,828.91.

Financial and technology companies powered the latest rally. Investors tend to favor those sectors when they're confident the economy will grow. Bank of America gained 3.4% and Intel rose 1.5%.

Consumer products makers and utility companies, considered safe-play investments, lagged the market. Clorox fell 1.2% and NRG Energy slid 1.7%.

The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note rose sharply to 2.47% from 2.41% on Friday. It also rose back above the yield on the three-month Treasury bill.

That reverses an inversion in yields that alarmed investors last month. Such a change has preceded recessions in the past.

Meanwhile, British legislators rejected four proposed alternatives to Britain's separation from the European Union that would have softened or halted the departure.

With 12 days until the U.K. must come up with a new plan or crash out of the trade bloc in chaos, the House of Commons threw out options designed to replace Prime Minister Theresa May's thrice-rejected deal.

The result leaves May with difficult choices including calling a possible snap election to shake up Parliament.

"Yesterday's defeat increased the probability of a no-Brexit deal," said Sayed of FXTM.

AUSTRALIAN RATES: Australia's central bank left rates unchanged but adopted new language, suggesting the bank might be shifting toward a bias in favor of easing policy. The Reserve Bank of Australia said it would "monitor developments" and set policy "to support sustainable growth." That provides "flexibility to cut" in response to changes in jobs data, said Chris Weston of Pepperstone in a report.

KEEBLER SALE: Kellogg Co. agreed to sell brands including Keebler and Famous Amos cookies to Italian confectioner Ferrero SpA, the maker of Nutella. The price of $1.3 billion is about $2.6 billion less than Kellogg paid for Keebler 17 years ago. The value of household names such as Keebler has deteriorated as families turn to snack alternatives that are thought to be healthier. The sale includes Kellogg's fruit-flavored snack, pie crust and ice cream cone businesses.

ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude gained 8 cents to $61.67 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract surged $1.45 on Monday to close at $61.59. Brent crude, used to price international oils, rose 4 cents to $69.05 per barrel in London. It jumped $1.43 to $69.01 the previous session.

CURRENCY: The dollar edged up to 111.36 yen from 111.35 yen. The euro declined to $1.1201 from $1.1213.