STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Shares stay higher after U.S. open

European shares remain higher after the start of trading on Wall Street, with sentiment on both sides of the Atlantic boosted by the G-20's indication at the weekend that economic stimulus will continue until recovery is more assured.

The FTSEurofirst 300 .FTEU3 index of top European shares is up 1.4 percent at 1,006.22 points, compared with the day's high of 1,010.07. Banks are adding most to the European index. BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA), Barclays (BARC.L), Credit Suisse (CSGN.VX), HSBC (HSBA.L), Societe Generale (SOGN.PA) and UniCredit (CRDI.MI) are up between 1 and 2.8 percent.

The Dow Jones .DJI, S&P 500 .SPX and Nasdaq Composite .IXIC are up between 0.6 and 0.8 percent in early trading.

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