New York (CNN) — Stocks rose on Friday after a slightly better-than-expected jobs report soothed nerves about how the US economy has been holding up during the early stages of President Donald Trump’s tariff regime.
The Dow was up by 570 points, or 1.35%. The broader S&P 500 rose 1.24% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 1.4%.
The S&P 500 climbed above 6,000 points, which is a level it had not touched since February. The benchmark index was set to end the week in the green.
Stock futures jumped higher Friday morning after data from the Labor Department showed the economy added 139,000 jobs last month, which was a slowdown from the month prior but better than anticipated.
Wall Street has been looking for any sign of relief that the economy might be muddling through the uncerta