World stock markets climb on labour data, oil gains

By Dion Rabouin NEW YORK (Reuters) - World equity markets rose on Thursday, helped by a weaker dollar and surging oil prices that touched their highest in six weeks to lift energy sector stocks. The U.S. dollar was near an eight-week low against major currencies in the wake of minutes from the Federal Reserve's July meeting published on Wednesday showing policymakers were unlikely to raise interest rates soon. Key indexes on Wall Street edged up, aided by gains in the energy sector and by big-bo