World shares are mostly higher, tracking Wall Street's fresh records, and oil prices fall

Shares were mostly higher in Europe and Asia on Wednesday and oil prices fell after the U.S. stock market rose to more records.

In early European trading, Germany's DAX gained 0.7% to 25,359.59, while the CAC 40 in Paris added 0.5% to 8,215.74. Britain's FTSE 100 slipped 0.1% to 10,484.65.

The future for the S&P 500 edged 0.1% higher while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.2%.