Reuters | S&P, Dow hit record highs as oil, bank stocks gain Reuters Oil prices soared 7.4 percent as some of the world's largest producers agreed to curb oil output for the first time since 2008. [O/R]. Shares of oil majors Exxon and Chevron rose more than 2 percent and were the top stocks on the S&P and the Dow. The S ... U.S. Stocks Soar to Near All-Time Highs on OPEC Production Pact Oil Surge Boosts Stocks At The Open; Hiring Spikes In November US STOCKS-S&P, Dow set to open higher as oil prices jump |