GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks, euro push higher ahead of ECB stimulus plan

LONDON, Dec (Shanghai: 600875.SS - news) 8 (Reuters) - World shares climbed to a three-month high on Thursday as encouraging Chinese data and a record-high Wall Street kept traders upbeat before an expected extension of the European Central Bank's already generous stimulus programme. Asia shares had risen to one-month highs after Wall Street rose to another record and European stocks made it four gains in a row, with the euro also near a month high on the prospect of ECB support.