Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
Shares in Electricity de France fell more than 2 percent, dragging down the DJ Stoxx European utilities index on speculation the French company would be interested bidding for German utility RWE. The pan-European FTSE Euro first 300 index closed 0.35 percent higher at 1,625.52 points.
The S&P/ASX 200 index added 49.5 points to close at 6,400.6, breaking through its previous record closing high of 6,396.9 set on June 20.