Oil jumps amid hopes for further OPEC cuts, China factory growth
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices rose more than 1% on Monday as signs of rising manufacturing activity in China pointed to increasing fuel demand, and hints that OPEC may deepen output cuts at its meeting this week indicated supply may tighten next year. Brent crude futures rose 66 cents, or 1.1%, to $61.15 a barrel by 0727 GMT. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures rose 75 cents, or 1.4%, to $55.92 a barrel, having risen by more than $1 earlier.On Friday, WTI futures settled 5.1% lower while..