U.S. stocks opened mostly higher on Friday after the April headline jobs number surpassed expectations, though the details of the report were somewhat weaker than expected. The S&P 500 index advanced 4 points, or 0.2%, to 2,393. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 16 points, or 0.3%, to 6,091. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was marginally lower at 20,943. The U.S. economy created 211,000 jobs in April, beating economists’ expectations for a 190,000 gain. Investors will be watching shares of Berkshire Hathaway [brk.b] because the Warren Buffett-owned conglomerate will report quarterly earnings after the close. Shares of Zynga Inc. jumped after the gaming company’s earnings beat forecasts. Shares of International Business Machines Corp. fell after Buffett told CNBC in an interview Thursday that Berkshire had sold one-third of its stake in the computing giant.
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