UPDATE 2-European stocks fall in holiday lull, set for best year in a decade <!-- no image --> <div>* European shares still set for largest annual rise since 2009 (Updates to close)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=90lZpOtXhe8:FNKmH1GgsU8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=90lZpOtXhe8:FNKmH1GgsU8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=90lZpOtXhe8:FNKmH1GgsU8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=90lZpOtXhe8:FNKmH1GgsU8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=90lZpOtXhe8:FNKmH1GgsU8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/90lZpOtXhe8" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters