NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures pared losses and briefly turned higher and Brent extended gains on Thursday in choppy trading after a government report showed jobless claims fell last week, although the dip in initial claims was below expectations.
In a separate report, U.S. nonfarm productivity in the first quarter was revised higher to plus 1.8 percent, more than expected, from the previous estimate of 1.6 percent.
ICE Brent July crude
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, the July crude contract