LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Europe shares extended gains on Monday, boosted by a rise on Wall Street, as equities worldwide took heart from the G-20's statement at the weekend that economic stiumulus is set to continue.
At 1620 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was up 1.9 percent at 1,011.77 points, and had hit a high of 1,012.71.
The Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were up 1.5 percent.

(Reporting by Brian Gorman) Keywords: MARKETS EUROPE STOCKS/EXTEND (brian.gorman@thomsonreuters.com; +44 20 7542 9128; Reuters Messaging: brian.gorman.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)

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