World shares are mixed after Intel helped drive Wall Street to more records

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — World shares were mixed on Friday, with most Asian stocks down and European indexes higher after Wall Street rose to more records.

In early European trading, Germany's DAX rose 0.3% to 23,736.30. The CAC 40 in Paris added nearly 0.9% to 7,922.50 while Britain's FTSE 100 edged up 0.1% to 9,238.90 as investors assessed a slew of recent monetary policy decisions, including by the Bank of Japan, the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.