US jobs beat Stocks climbed on Friday as investors welcomed a key monthly jobs report that showed hiring remains robust in the US economy. The Middle East crisis and a return to work at US ports also stayed in high focus.
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) put on 0.5%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) added 0.4%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) moved 0.6% higher.
The September jobs report massively overshot expectations, as the US economy added 254,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate dipped down to 4.1%. All together, the report showed the labor market remains robust, even amid signs it has cooled.