Rally in miners help European shares to extend gains

LONDON (Reuters) – European equities extended the previous session’s strong rally on Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street and in Asia, with stronger metals prices and some encouraging company updates supporting the market. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index <.FTEU3> was up 1.3 percent in early trading after closing 2 percent higher in the previous session. The index headed for its second positive week in a row. Miners topped the leaderboard, with the STOXX Europe 600 Bas