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U.S. stocks hit fresh records as jobs report eases rate-hike fears

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq capped their best week since April, alongside gains in all three major indexes.

U.S. stocks rose to fresh records after a jobs report eased market worries about additional rate hikes, according to The Wall Street Journal.

WSJ Markets reported that all three major stock indexes advanced, with both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ending the week at their best levels since April.

The rally reflected improved rate expectations following the labor data, supporting a broad advance across U.S. equities.

Latest closeS&P 500 7,709.96 ▼0.2%|Nasdaq Comp. 26,348.35 ▼0.1%

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