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Markets Weigh Surprising Jobs Report

Stocks rose Friday, but all the major averages headed for a week of losses, as investors digested the October jobs report and what it means for the pace of future Federal Reserve rate hikes.

The Dow Jones Industrials screamed higher 404.24 points, or 1.3%, to 32,405.80.

The S&P 500 popped 52.86 points, or 1.4%, to 3,772.75

The NASDAQ recovered 141.09 points, or 1.4%, to 10,484.03.

Corporate earnings season continued, with mobile payment company Block surging 13% after beating expectations. Carvana shared dropped as it posted a wider-than-expected loss, while Twilio and Atlassian both plummeted on disappointing guidance.

A better-than-expected October non-farm payrolls report on Friday further fueled some concerns that the Fed will persist with its tightening campaign. The report showed 261,000 payrolls added in October, surpassing a Dow Jones estimate of 205,000 additions. However, the unemployment rate came in at 3.7%, slightly above the expected 3.5%.

Despite Friday’s gains, all the major averages are on track to close out the week with losses, with the Dow down 1.5% set to end four weeks of gains.

The S&P lost 3.5%, and the NASDAQ is down 5.8%, on pace to break two-week winning streaks. The tech-heavy NASDAQ is also on course for its worst weekly performance since January 2022.

Treasury prices gained a bit, lowering yields to 4.13% from Thursday’s 4.15%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.

Oil prices jumped $4.12 to $92.29 U.S. a barrel.

Gold prices hiked $42.50 to $1,673.40 U.S. an ounce.

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