Wall Street ends up on jobs data, debt default averted

TheStar Sat, Jun 03, 2023 08:40am - 10 months View Original


The Dow rose 701.19 points, or 2.12%, to 33,762.76, the S&P 500 gained 61.35 points, or 1.45%, to 4,282.37 and the Nasdaq added 139.78 points, or 1.07%, to 13,240.77. — Reuters

BENGALURU: US stocks closed higher on Friday after a labour market report showing moderating wage growth in May indicated the Federal Reserve may skip a rate hike in two weeks, while investors welcomed a Washington deal that avoided a catastrophic debt default.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq index surged to a 13-month intraday high and posted its sixth-straight week of gains that marked its best winning streak since January 2020.

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