Stock Futures Hold Gains After Weaker-Than-Expected Jobs Report

Stock Futures Hold Gains After Weaker-Than-Expected Jobs Report · Barrons.com

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The stock market really likes the cooler-than-expected jobs report. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.4% higher, with the S&P 500 signaling a 0.5% gain and the Nasdaq Composite signaling a 0.6% rise at the open. The economy added 12,000 jobs this October, below economists' call for 112,500 and September’s 223,000, which the Bureau of Labor Statistics revised a bit lower.