World shares were mostly higher Monday and oil prices fell after rising last week to their highest level in more than four years.

Investors were bracing for earnings reports of big companies and central bank decisions this week that could shake markets, analysts said. Several influential AI-related companies report their latest financial results this week, including Google’s parent, Alphabet, along with Microsoft and Amazon.

In early European trading, Germany’s DAX surged 0.7% to 25,363.59, while the CAC 40 in Paris picked up 0.9% to 7,848.62. Britain’s FTSE 100 added 0.5% to 10,742.88.

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