HONG KONG: Energy shares led a rally across Asian markets Thursday and oil built on the previous day’s near 10 percent surge after OPEC hammered out a last-minute deal to cut oil output for the first time in eight years.

Adding to the buying sentiment was a better-than expected reading on Chinese factory output that provided fresh hope the world’s number two economy was stabilising after years of slowing growth.

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