Shares in the fast-food chain trimmed gains after the warning by McDonald's executives during a conference call with analysts, and were last higher by 0.5 percent.

The company reported better-than expected profit and comparable sales for the fourth quarter earlier on Wednesday. [nL3N1ZU4Q6]

(Reporting by Aishwarya Venugopal in Bengaluru; Editing by Sai Sachin Ravikumar)