Stocks Maintain November Reign, Oil Hit by OPEC Doubts

Bull statues are placed in front of screens showing the Hang Seng stock index and stock prices outside Exchange Square, in Hong Kong on Aug. 18, 2023. Tyrone Siu/Reuters

LONDON—World shares inched closer to their best month since late 2020 on Thursday as oil dipped after OPEC+ postponed its weekend meeting.

Traders were getting their moves in before the annual U.S. Thanksgiving holiday scythes volumes later but there was plenty to keep them busy while they did it.