The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.3% to an all-time high of 463.0 points in early trading.
The world’s largest planemaker, Airbus, jumped 3.6%, providing the biggest boost to the STOXX 600, after it sharply raised its forecasts for full-year deliveries and earnings.
France’s TotalEnergies and UK-listed Royal Dutch Shell rose about 2% each after announcing share buybacks as a sharp rise in oil and gas prices boosted their earnings.
Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia climbed 6.6% after it raised its full-year outlook as it benefits from a sharp turnaround in its business.
Food giant
and brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev fell after their results.
Swiss bank Credit Suisse fell 4.8% after reporting a near 80% fall in its second-quarter profit, hit by the fallout from the collapse of Archegos.