European shares extend rally as euro falls

European stocks rose on Monday, shrugging off losses on Wall Street and extending their recent sharp rally, as investors bet that a renewed drop in the euro would boost the region's economy and lift exporter earnings. Shares (Berlin: DI6.BE - news) in Lafarge fell 4.2 percent and Holcim dipped 1.4 percent as an argument deepened between the two cement majors over the terms of their planned merger. Shares in Irish peer CRH - which has agreed to buy assets from Lafarge and Holcim as they seek to w