LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond futures rose to a 5-1/2 week high on Thursday as U.S. and European equities extended falls weighed by weakness in technology and banking stocks.

The Bund future (FGBLc1) rose as high as 122.46, a level last seen on Oct. 13. Volume was thin at just over 500,000 lots. (Reporting by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)