{"id":45051,"date":"2013-06-07T16:37:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-07T16:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-surge-after-jobs-data\/45050\/"},"modified":"2024-08-25T18:10:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T18:10:21","slug":"stocks-surge-after-jobs-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-surge-after-jobs-data\/45051\/","title":{"rendered":"Stocks Surge After Jobs Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Stocks surged in trading on Friday following the release of May nonfarm payrolls data. The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs in May. The jobs data suggests that while the labor market is recovering, the recovery is not strong enough for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knowfinance.com\/federal-reserve-system-fed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Reserve<\/a> to start easing its $85 billion a month bond buying program anytime soon. This lifted market sentiment on Friday, and pushed all three major indexes sharply higher.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-45051\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\">Dow Jones<\/a> ended the day 1.38% higher at 15,248.12, the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/sp500\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"snp500 today\">S&amp;P 500<\/a> ended the day 1.28% higher at 1,643.38, and the Nasdaq ended the day 1.32% higher at 3,469.22.<\/p>\n<p>For the week, the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> rose 0.88%, the S&amp;P 500 rose 0.78%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.39%.<\/p>\n<p>All sectors in the S&amp;P 500 except Basic Materials ended the day in green. Industrials led the gains, ending the day 1.44% higher. Financials rose 1.31%, while Technology sector rose 1.12%. Energy sector ended the day 0.63% higher. Basic Materials sector ended the day 0.29% lower.<\/p>\n<p>Among the major movers on Friday were Pilgrim\u2019s Pride Corporation (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=PPC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: PPC<\/a>), which ended the day 22.02% higher at $14.13, Thor Industries Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=THO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: THO<\/a>), which ended the day 11.93% higher at $46.16, and TiVo Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=TIVO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: TIVO<\/a>), which ended the day 19.04% lower at $11.10.<\/p>\n<p>European markets ended mostly higher on Friday, with the FTSE 100 Index in London closing 1.20% higher, and the CAC 40 Index in Paris closing 1.53% higher. Asian markets ended mostly lower overnight, with the Nikkei 225 Index in Japan closing 0.21% lower, and the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong closing 1.21% lower.\u00a0\u00a0<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"nr_clear\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"nrelate_popular_2\" class=\"nrelate nrelate_popular nrelate_default nr_1col nr_text\"><\/div>\n<p>\t<!--[if IE 6]>\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery('.nrelate_default').removeClass('nrelate_default');<\/script>\n\t<![endif]--><\/p>\n<p>\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\t\tnRelate.domain = \"www2.thestockmarketwatch.com%2Fstock-market-news\";\n\t\tvar entity_decoded_nr_mp_url = jQuery('<span\/>').html(\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130609224433\/http:\/\/api.nrelate.com\/mpw_wp\/0.51.4\/?tag=nrelate_popular&domain=www2.thestockmarketwatch.com%2Fstock-market-news&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.thestockmarketwatch.com%2Fstock-market-news%2Fstocks-surge-after-jobs-data%2F45051&nr_div_number=2&maxageposts=7200&increment=1\").text();\n\t\tnRelate.getNrelatePosts(entity_decoded_nr_mp_url);\n\t\/* ]]&gt; *\/\n\t<\/script>\n\n\n<div class=\"nr_clear\"><\/div>\n\n\n<script id=\"mNCC\" language=\"javascript\">  medianet_width='600';  medianet_height= '250';  medianet_crid='814932888';  <\/script>  <script id=\"mNSC\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130609224433js_\/http:\/\/contextual.media.net\/nmedianet.js?cid=8CUT71M67\" language=\"javascript\"><\/script> \n\n\n\n\n<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->\n\n\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style\">\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_1\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_2\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_3\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_4\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_compact\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var addthis_config = {\"data_track_addressbar\":true};<\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/250\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=pennystocksfinder\"><\/script>\n<!-- AddThis Button END -->\n\n\n\n\n<p>More Posts by this author<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-surge-after-jobs-data\/45051\">\nStocks Surge After Jobs Data<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-prices-tumble-more-than-2-as-labor-market-improves-silver-prices-also-tumble\/45049\">\nGold Prices Tumble More Than 2% as Labor Market Improves; Silver Prices Also Tumble<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-rally-across-the-board\/45045\">\nStocks Rally Across-The-Board<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-gain-in-early-trade-2\/45042\">\nStocks Gain in Early Trade<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gap-posts-strong-comparable-sales-growth-in-may-gps\/45039\">\nGap Posts Strong Comparable Sales Growth in May (GPS)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/vail-resorts-miss-q3-estimates-shares-down-mtn\/45036\">\nVail Resorts Miss Q3 Estimates, Shares Down (MTN)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/forex-market-update-u-s-dollar-pares-some-of-its-losses-after-the-job-data\/45033\">\nForex Market Update: U.S. Dollar Pares Some of Its Losses after the Job data<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr>\n\n\n\n\n\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n\n\n<tr>\n\n\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130609224433im_\/http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/userphoto\/5.jpg\" alt=\"edliston\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"photo\"><\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Ed Liston <\/b><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n\nEd Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. 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