Stocks opened slightly higher Friday after the August jobs report fell short of expectations.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said the U.S. economy added 130,000 non-farm jobs as the unemployment rate held at 3.7 percent, remaining near a 50-year low. Economists surveyed by Refinitv were expecting the addition of 158,000 jobs and the unemployment rate to hold at 3.7 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all gained at the open.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | %Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I:DJI | DOW JONES AVERAGES | 26832.46 | +104.31 | +0.39% |
| SP500 | S&P 500 | 2980.52 | +4.52 | +0.15% |
| I:COMP | NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX | 8117.654291 | +0.83 | +0.01% |
Tech giants Facebook and Alphabet were in focus Friday morning after a report from The Wall Street Journal said dozens of state attorneys general will launch an investigation next week into their control over personal data.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | %Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FB | FACEBOOK INC. | 187.12 | -3.78 | -1.98% |
| GOOG | ALPHABET INC. | 1,207.06 | -4.32 | -0.36% |
On the retail front, athletic apparel maker Lululemon and specialty retailer Zumiez were sharply higher after reporting better-than-expected earnings and sales.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | %Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LULU | LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC. | 200.85 | +12.44 | +6.60% |
| ZUMZ | ZUMIEZ | 29.85 | +2.25 | +8.15% |
Treasury yields were little changed with the 10-year yield holding near 1.56 percent ahead of a 12:30 p.m. ET discussion between Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and Swiss National Bank head Thomas Jordan at the University of Zurich.
In Europe, stocks were little changed after two sessions of gains.
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Asian shares rose Friday as investors cheered plans for more trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing and drew encouragement from positive U.S. economic data out Thursday.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and China’s Shanghai Composite saw weekly gains of 3.8 percent and 3.9 percent, respectively, making for their biggest weekly advances since late June.
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