European stocks push higher into the close- DAX sets record close above 21k

The European stock markets are just now drawing to a close and it has been a positive run into that close for the major indexes. That has seen the FTSE 100 close near 8,550 and the CAC 40 post something close to 7,775. The DAX has just set a first ever close above 21k. The Index narrowly avoided that yesterday, but it certainly has not today. The push higher across the European markets comes as the US markets continue to press higher too, led by gains in the Dow Jones, rising above 43,900 just now. The gains in stocks is undermining the dollar some more and the GBP/USD is back above the 1.23 handle, as the EUR/USD lifts to an afternoon high at 1.0418. The DAX has just closed around 21,040. A more exact closing level will follow tomorrow