LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - European shares rose on Monday as oil majors were boosted by strength in crude prices, more than offsetting nerves over the outcome of a euro zone meeting which is expected to outline further plans to contain the debt crisis.
Energy firms rose, with the STOXX Europe 600 oil and gas index up 2 percent as crude prices hovered just below a two-year high of $90 a barrel on expectations of higher demand due to a cold snap in Europe and parts of the United States.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index provisionally closed 0.2 percent higher at 1,105.65 points.
Euro zone finance ministers are expected to face pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to increase the size of a 750 billion euro safety net for debt-stricken states, though Germany rejected any enlargement of the fund.
"The market is clearly looking for an enlargement of the rescue fund. They want to know what the plans are and if it is going to be sustainable," said Heino Ruland, strategist at Ruland Research in Frankfurt. (Reporting by Harpreet Bhal)