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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 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...

Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Thursday.

* 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