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By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) -LVMH shares jumped as much as 9% in early Friday trade, boosting peers including Kering and Hermes, as the French luxury giant’s latest sales figures reassured investors about the sector’s ability to cope with economic headwinds. LVMH posted a 10% rise in fourth-quarter sales on Thursday, driven by resilient demand – including from Chinese buyers – for its high-end fashion over the end-of-year trading period. Investors had grown skittish about the industry’s prospects following LVMH’s previous report in October which showed its sales growth slowed to 9% after…