U.S. stocks are firmly higher early Friday, rising after a strikingly better-than-expected monthly jobs report.
Against this backdrop, the Nasdaq Composite is rattling the cage on uncharted territory, vying to surpass its record close (9,817) and absolute record peak (9,838). Meanwhile, the Dow industrials have knifed firmly atop the 200-day moving average early Friday, clearing the primary trending indicator for the first time since February.
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