The Dow rose 341.16 points, or 0.81%, to 42,352.75, the S&P 500 gained 51.13 points, or 0.90%, to 5,751.07 and the Nasdaq added 219.37 points, or 1.22%, to 18,137.85.
NEW YORK: The Dow posted a record closing high on Friday and the Nasdaq ended with a more than 1% gain as a stronger-than-expected jobs report reassured investors who had worried the economy may be getting too weak.
US job gains increased in September by the most in six months, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.1%, the report showed.
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