Global shares increased on Friday trading session with the Japanese benchmark index traded near the highest level in three weeks and the European FTSE was set to complete a 1% gain in the first three months of this year. The FTSE Eurofirst 300 gauge rose 0.4% to 1327 points, while the MSCI Asia-Pacific index outside Japan jumped 0.7% and the Nikkei 225 index was last seen at 14,696 points.