NEW YORK, New York.— This Friday, the day on Wall Street closed in positive territory and its main indicator, the Dow Jones Industrialsrose 0.8% following a day marked by the latest US labor market report.
At the closure
At the end of the session in the NYSEhe Dow Jones stood at 38,904 units.
The selective S&P 500 advanced 1.11%, up to 5,204 points, and the index Nasdaq It gained 1.24%, up to 16,248 points.
Employment and unemployment in the US
The market reacted positively to a better-than-expected report: in March the unemployment rate fell to 3.8%303,000 jobs were created and salaries grew 0.3% compared to the previous month.
The data continues to point to a strong job market despite the high interest rate environment, which creates uncertainty regarding the expected rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
The performance of 10-year Treasury bond rose to 4,371%.
By sectors
The largest gains were for communications (1.61%).
Among the 30 listed companies in the Dow Jones, the most benefited were Amazon (2.8%) and Caterpillar (2.6%).
He texas oil It rose to $86.91 per barrel, and at the close of the stock market gold rose to $2.342 per ounce and the dollar appreciated once morest the euro (1.0834).
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2024-05-02 06:44:55
