Oil jumped to its highest in over two years on Monday as Saudi Arabia's crown prince cemented his power.
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The benchmark U.S. S&P500 index was up 0.8% late Friday, on track for it's biggest one day gain since Sept. 11 this year.
European shares edged lower on Thursday, set to break their three-day winning streak.
U.S. and Asian market declines after North Korea said it was considering plans to attack Guam.
MSCI world index unlikely to hit best streak since 2003
Another impressive record for world stocks was hanging in the balance on Thurs.