# Stocks rise on jobs data, S&P 500 ends week with solid gain

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/stocks-rise-on-jobs-data-sp-500-ends-week-with-solid-gain/
- Published: 2020-07-03T09:45:31-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image: Associated Press. Article by Associated Press. NEW YORK — Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Thursday as investors welcomed a report showing the U.S. job market continues to climb out of the crater created by the coronavirus pandemic. The S&P 500 rose 0.5 percent, its fourth-straight gain. The index ended the holiday-shortened week with a gain of 4 percent. The Nasdaq composite climbed to another all-time high, aided by more gains in technology companies. Energy companies notched some of the biggest gains as oil prices strengthened on hopes that a recovering economy will mean more demand. […] Click here to view original web page at www.toledoblade.com