- Asian stocks were mixed Thursday after strong U.S. hiring dampened hopes the Federal Reserve might ease off plans for interest rate hikes and the OPEC group of oil exporters agreed to output cuts to shore up prices.
- In energy markets, benchmark U.S. crude rose 15 cents to $87.91 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
- It gained $1.24 on Wednesday to $87.76 per barrel after energy ministers from Saudi Arabia and other members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed to production cuts to shore up sagging prices.
Asian stocks mixed on strong US hiring, OPEC oil output cuts
