US stock indices lose ground after labor data

US stock indices fell on Friday after earlier labor data proved disappointing. 

US unemployment rose to 4.1% in February from 4.0% in January, missing estimates of 4.1%.

US average wages rose 0.3% in February as expected, slowing down from 0.5% in the previous reading.

The US economy added 151 thousand new jobs in February, below estimates of 159 thousand, but still up from 125 thousand in the previous reading.

On trading, Dow Jones fell 0.2%, or 118 points to 42461 points, while S&P 500 fell 0.4% to 5715 points, as NASDAQ gave up 0.4% to 18,000 points.