Wall Street opens higher on modest job growth in Sept

Record ID: 1435151

  • Title: Wall Street opens higher on modest job growth in Sept
  • Date: 4th October 2019
  • Summary: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (FILE) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF WORKERS IN A COFFEE SHOP
  • Embargoed: 18th October 2019 15:21
  • Keywords: Wall Street stocks economy jobs report unemployment
  • Location: NEW YORK, NEW YROK + UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, UNITED STATES
  • City: NEW YORK, NEW YROK + UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Economic Events,Equities Markets
  • Reuters ID: LVA002AZON8UL
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday (October 4) after data showed a moderate increase in job growth in September, with the unemployment rate dropping to a 50-year low, easing worries of a sharp slowdown in the world's largest economy.
    The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 70.66 points, or 0.27%, at the open to 26,271.70.
    The S&P 500 opened higher by 7.93 points, or 0.27%, at 2,918.56. The Nasdaq Composite gained 36.17 points, or 0.46%, to 7,908.44 at the opening bell.
    (Production: Angela Moore)
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