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Stocks rise Friday after soft jobs data, Nvidia leads Nasdaq to intraday record
The S&P 500 rose 0.2% as traders priced in the September nonfarm payrolls report and a 72% chance the Federal Reserve holds rates, analysts said.
On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite finished marginally higher as investors assessed fresh labor market signals ahead of September's nonfarm payrolls report.
Natixis CIB Americas economist Christopher Hodge expects payrolls to increase by 60k, supporting a 72% likelihood that the Federal Reserve will stand pat in October.
Treasury yields reached multiyear highs, with the 10-year note climbing to 5.344%—its highest level since 2002—while the 30-year bond yield hit a 24-year peak.
Brent crude futures surged more than 4% to $102.31 per barrel after The Wall Street Journal reported the U.S. is sending a third aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East.
Traders await September's nonfarm payrolls report with the Dow Jones consensus calling for 84,000 jobs added and unemployment holding steady at 4.1%.