Global stocks rise as bond yields buoy financials; oil drops

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A broad index of stocks around the world rose on Thursday as financial shares helped Wall Street's benchmark index advance, while oil prices fell on a forecast for weaker demand.The U.S. benchmark S&P 500 stock index notched a record closing high just shy of the 3,000 mark as financial shares were boosted by a jump in bond yields following soft demand in an auction of $16 billion in 30-year Treasuries.A fall in biotech and pharmaceutical shares pulled down the Nasdaq,..