CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-European shares strengthen on recovery hopes, Germany leads gains

(Corrects to say shares fell 1%, not rose 1.2% in paragraph 9)

* German ruling parties agree extra economic support measures

* Bayer jumps on future Roundup cancer claims deal

* Securitas drops as Q4 profit falls more than expected

* Investors watch for more U.S. stimulus

By Shreyashi Sanyal

Feb 4 (Reuters) - European shares rose on Thursday, extending a rally for the fourth straight day, as investors were hopeful of a swifter global economic recovery, with German shares leading the advance among European Union members.

The STOXX 600 index .STOXX was 0.2% higher, while Frankfurt shares .GDAXI rose 0.4%.

Germany's ruling coalition parties on Wednesday agreed a batch of additional measures to support those hit hard financially by the COVID-19 pandemic. night's measures are another band aid for the most hit sectors and people," said Carsten Brzeski, global head of macro at ING.

Milan's FTSE MIB index .FTMIB edged 0.1% lower in early trading, cooling from an over 2% gain in the previous session.

Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi on Wednesday took on the task of forming a new government to end Italy's political crisis, tackle the coronavirus emergency and overcome deep economic recession. markets remained hopeful after Democrats pushed ahead on Wednesday with a manoeuvre to pass U.S. President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package without Republican support. the reporting season in full swing, market participants also looked at earnings from European companies.

Deutsche Bank AG's DBKGn.DE shares fell 1% even as the German lender swung to a small annual profit in 2020, its first since 2014, on the back of strong gains at its investment banking division. AB SECUb.ST fell 2.1% after the world's biggest security services group posted a bigger drop than expected in fourth-quarter profit. ULVR.L fell 3.4% after the consumer goods giant reported underlying sales growth for the fourth quarter that was in line with estimates. RDSa.L rose 0.7% after the company boosted its dividend again, even as 2020 profit dropped to its lowest in at least two decades. AG BAYGn.DE jumped 4.7% after the German company struck a $2 billion deal to resolve future legal claims that its widely used weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. European blue-chip index .STOXX50 was flat, while the euro zone blue-chip index .STOXX50E rose 0.2%.