US Stocks Lower; Nonfarm Payrolls Increase More Than Expected
U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, following the release of jobs data for May. Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded down 0.22% to 38,799.25 while the NASDAQ fell 0.43% to 17,098.48. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.31% to 5,336.48. Check This Out: Vail Resorts, DocuSign And 3 Stocks To Watch Heading Into Friday Leading and Lagging Sectors Communication services shares fell by just 0.1% on Friday. In trading on Friday, real estate shares dipped by 1.5%. Top Headline U.S. nonfarm payrolls increased by 272,000 in May, a slowdown from April''s 165,000 and far more than the 180,000 increase anticipated by Econoday. The unemployment rate inched higher from 3.9% to 4%. Average hourly earnings rose by 4.1% year-over-year, up from 3.9% in April and below the expected 3.9% increase. Equities Trading UP Venus Concept Inc . (NASDAQ: VERO ) shares shot up 128% to $1.4153 on continued upward momentum after the stock regained Nasdaq compliance. Shares of Trinity Place Holdings Inc . (NYSE: TPHS ) got a boost, surging 125% to $0.2769 after declining around 11% on Thursday.
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