DAX: 2666.55 (+7.58)

Positive market signals and a smattering of good corporate news sent shares to new records in bourse trade, but dealings were marked by selective buying interest and weak volumes. The 30-share DAX index continued its bull run to end the floor session up 7.58 at 2,666.55 points. In post-bourse trade the index fell 86 to 2,664.96.

CAC-40: 2104.14 (+0.73)

French shares closed slightly higher after a series of disappointing first-half results and a weaker start on Wall Street eroded initial gains. The market jumped after the news of a 3.1 per cent fall in US August durable goods, which could indicate a slowdown in US activity, but the gains were short-lived. The blue-chip CAC-40 index was up 0.73 points at 2,104.14.

Mibtel: 9849 (+106)

Italian shares closed well up but off the day's highs, knocked back by late news of lower profits at insurer Generali and Credito Italiano Bank.