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US stocks open higher on strong jobs data
2020-07-02 14:42:28 GMT
(Economies.com)
US stock indices opened higher Thursday, after a strong jobs report and President Donald Trump's remarks.
The US Department of Labor revealed today that the economy has added 4.8 million new jobs in June, beating forecasts of 3 million jobs.
The unemployment rate fell to 11.1% in June, vs. 13.3% in May.
While the unemployment claims reached 1.420 million during the past week vs. forecasts of 1.350 million.
President Donald Trump said following the report "Great Jobs Numbers," adding that it reflects a strong return by the world's largest economy.
As for stocks, Dow Jones rose 1.7% or 430 points to 26,166 as of 14:09 GMT, Nasdaq climbed 1.4% or 150 points to 10,301, and S&P 500 added 1.5% or 45 points to 3,161.
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1.1646
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-0.0174
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1.4738%
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1.2952
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-0.0075
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0.5753%
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Tadawul
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7907.72
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-127.45
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1.59%
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23.594
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-0.721
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2.965%
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35.610
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-3.291
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8.460%
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37.41
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-0.21
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0.56%
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1880.045
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-23.905
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1.256%
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