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BUZZ-Energy stocks: under pressure

** Oil-related stocks severely pressured as Brent falls below $84.

** Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia slashes oil prices for U.S. customers.

** STOXX 600 Oil & Gas sector biggest decliner across Europe, down 1.5 pct, bucking a firmer market trend.

** Move (NasdaqGS: MOVE - news) leaves sector 8.8 pct above three-year intra-day low hit mid October.

** Premier Oil (LSE: PMO.L - news) , Hunting & Seadrill among the biggest casualties, down 2.7 pct to 3.5 pct.

** Oil firms seen billions wiped off stock market values as a global supply glut & slack demand has pushed down oil benchmark more than 27 pct from this year's peak in June.

** US crude falls to 77.60 dollars, lowest level since June 2012. (RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : tricia.wright1.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)