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* Oil prices jump, extend OPEC cut-related advance* Dollar index slips as euro, pound gain* Tech shares weigh down Wall Street(Updates prices, changes comments, dateline; previous LONDON)By Rodrigo CamposNEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Brent crude futures rose to a 16-month high on Thursday on the heels of OPEC&aposs agreement a day earlier to cut output, while Treasury yields continued to climb follo

* Oil prices jump, extend OPEC cut-related advance* Dollar index slips as euro, pound gain* Tech shares weigh down Wall Street(Updates prices, changes comments, dateline; previous LONDON)By Rodrigo CamposNEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Brent crude futures surged to a 16-month high on Thursday on the heels of OPEC&aposs agreement a day earlier to cut output, while Treasury yields continued to climb fol

Oil swept to a six-week high on Thursday after OPEC agreed to cut crude output to help clear a glut.

Non-OPEC Russia will also join output reductions for the first time in 15 years

Dec 1 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE index is seen opening 1 point higher on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers. * The UK blue chip index closed up 0.2 percent on Wednesday at 6,783.79, led by rebounding energy stocks after oil...

* Oil roars ahead on OPEC deal to cut output to 32.5 mln bpd* Upbeat data, Mnuchin comment spark bond market selloff* Dow, S&P hit record highs, led by energy, bank sectors* Gold heads for biggest monthly fall since mid 2013(Updates market action, changes data)By Richard LeongNEW YORK, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Oil jumped on Wednesday as OPEC members clinched a deal to cut production, while upbeat U.S. e