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BUZZ-UK oil services gain as brent continues to climb

** UK oil services stocks up on Tuesday after Brent rises further 3 pct, with Hunting Plc (Other OTC: HNTIF - news) , up as much as 12 pct, leading the FTSE 350 Oil Equipment & Services Index

** Index slumped to a 5-year low mid-Jan but up 15.2 pct since then as oil prices recover

** Rise in Brent follows 3 pct gain on Monday and 7.9 pct on Friday.

** FTSE 350 Oil Equipment & Services Index up 3.25 pct, with components Amec Foster, John Wood (Other OTC: WDGJF - news) , Petrofac up between 2.9-3.4 pct.

** Hunting rise also due to recent underperformance, three analysts say (venkateshasoumithri.mamidipudi.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)