Stocks slip after big jobs miss, oil hits $80 level
US economy added 194K jobs in September
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U.S. stock indexes fell Friday after the September jobs data fell short of estimates and after the Senate passed a short-term increase to the debt limit.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 8 points, or 0.02%, while the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq Composite index declined 0.19% and 0.51%, respectively.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I:DJI | DOW JONES AVERAGES | 42512 | +431.63 | +1.03% |
| SP500 | S&P 500 | 5792.04 | +40.91 | +0.71% |
| I:COMP | NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX | 18291.617435 | +108.70 | +0.60% |
For the week all three of the major averages posted gains with Dow gaining over 1%.
Nonfarm payrolls increased by 194,000 workers in September as the unemployment rate fell to 4.8%, the Labor Department said Friday. Economists surveyed by Refinitiv were expecting the addition of 500,000 new jobs and the unemployment rate to slip to 5.1%. The jobs gains in August were revised up to 366,000 from 235,000.
The disappointing report comes hours after the Senate passed a measure that would raise the debt ceiling by $480 billion, giving the Treasury enough money to pay bills until Dec. 3. A House vote is expected in the coming days.
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The developments caused traders to sell U.S. Treasurys, with the yield on the 10-year note rising 3 basis points to 1.6%, a four-month high.
In stocks, tech and other growth sectors underperformed as bond yields rose.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMZN | AMAZON.COM INC. | 185.17 | +2.45 | +1.34% |
| AAPL | APPLE INC. | 229.54 | +3.77 | +1.67% |
| MSFT | MICROSOFT CORP. | 417.46 | +2.75 | +0.66% |
Vaxart Inc.’s oral COVID-19 vaccine candidate reduces airborne transmission of the virus in animal model, according to a study led by Duke University. Shares of fellow vaccine makers, including Moderna Inc., took the news in stride.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VXRT | VAXART | 0.80 | +0.02 | +2.21% |
| MRNA | MODERNA INC. | 58.86 | +0.47 | +0.80% |
Tesla Inc. will move its headquarters to Austin, Texas, from Palo Alto, California, CEO Elon Musk said Thursday. Still, the electric-car maker plans to increase production at its plants in California and Nevada.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSLA | TESLA INC. | 241.05 | -3.45 | -1.41% |
In deals, insurer Chubb Ltd. agreed to buy Cigna Corp.’s life, accident and supplemental benefits business in Asia Pacific and Turkey for $5.75 billion.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | CHUBB LTD. | 282.87 | +2.92 | +1.04% |
| CI | THE CIGNA GROUP | 346.72 | +2.79 | +0.81% |
In commodities, West Texas Intermediate crude oil hit $80 intraday before closing up $1.05 to $79.35 a barrel, its highest close in seven years. Gold, meanwhile, slipped $1.60 to $1,756.30 an ounce.
Overseas markets were mixed with weakness in Europe and strength in Asia.
European bourses were modestly lower with Germany’s DAX 30 losing 0.29% and France’s CAC 40 sliding 0.61%. Britain's FTSE 100 gained 0.25%,
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In Asia, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index added 0.55%, China’s Shanghai Composite advanced 0.67% and Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 1.34%.