World shares were mostly higher on Thursday after Wall Street set more records, as investors closely monitored takeaways from US President Donald Trump's summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing.
Trump met Xi at the Great Hall of the People, where they discussed US-China relations and Taiwan, though analysts did not expect major breakthroughs. US futures edged higher.
In early European trading, Britain's FTSE 100 was up 0.3% to 10,351.36, after the UK reported its economy expanded at a faster-than-expected pace of 0.3% in March despite the impact of the war in Iran.
France's CAC 40 rose 0.6% to 8,057.64, and Germany's DAX gained 1.4% to 24,462.22.
In Asia, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index fell 1% to 62,654.05, after briefly reaching a fresh intraday record above 63,700, partly supported by robust corporate results.
