Stock Futures Rise as Investors Turn Positive on Jobs Data
Barrons·2025-12-17 18:15
Tuesday's jumbo jobs report showed unemployment rose to 4.6% in November, the highest level since 2021. Still, the U.S. added 64,000 nonfarm jobs last month, above what economists were expecting. Futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 88 points, or 0.2%. Contracts tied to the S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 were up 0.3%. Stocks looked set to rise on Wednesday, with investors deciding that delayed jobs data would strengthen the case for the Federal Reserve to carry on cutting interest ra ...