Pound jumps on UK tax cut reversal, oil swings higher

By Sam Byford

TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil jumped on Monday as OPEC+ considered reducing output at its meeting later this week while the pound swung higher after the UK government said it would reverse a controversial tax cut that had roiled British markets.

Asian stocks mostly fell in holiday-thinned trade although Japanese markets found support on strong energy and semiconductor shares.

Sterling jumped in early London trade after the British government announced plans to reverse...