Stocks gained ground Friday on Wall Street following a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market.

The gains were broad, with every sector in the S&P 500 rising. That solidified a second consecutive winning week for the benchmark index, which has rallied back from a slump two months ago to come within striking distance of its record high.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 61.06 points, or 1%, to 6,000.36. It is now within 2.3% of its record.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 443.13 points, or 1%, to 42,762.87. The Nasdaq rose 231.50 points, or 1.2%, to 19,529.95.

Technology stocks, with their outsize values, led the broad gains. Chipmaker Nvidia jumped 1.2%, and iPhone maker Apple rose 1.6%.

Tesla rose 3.7%, regaining some of the big losses it suffered on Thursday whe

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