U.S. stocks opened higher Friday, after June’s official jobs report came in significantly above expectations, showing 287,000 jobs were created and offering reassurance that the economy has rebounded after a soft patch earlier in the year. A rise in oil prices also helped boost risk appetite. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 126 points, or 0.7%, to 18,025, the S&P 500 index gained 14 points, or 0.7%, to 2,111, while the Nasdaq Composite Index added 28 points, or 0.6%, to 4,904.
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