Wall Street ends choppy day lower after jobs data


The Dow fell 187.38 points, or 0.55%, to 33,734.88, the S&P 500 lost 12.64 points, or 0.29%, to 4,398.95 and the Nasdaq dropped 18.33 points, or 0.13%, to 13,660.72.

NEW YORK: Wall Street's main indexes ended lower on Friday in a seesaw session, as investors digested a US jobs report that showed weaker-than-expected growth and awaited more economic data and corporate earnings in the weeks ahead.

The US added the fewest jobs in 2-1/2 years in June, although persistently strong wage growth pointed to still-tight labour market conditions, US government data showed.

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