Friday, July 8, 2011

U.S. stocks near 2011 highs on jobs hopes

U.S. stocks advanced Thursday, lifting benchmark indexes near their 2011 highs, as encouraging data on jobs and retail sales suggested the economy was riding out a recent rough period.
Investors were heartened by an estimate from payroll provider Automated Data Processing that private-sector jobs gained 157,000 in June, comfortably outstripping economists’ forecasts. Separate data showed that new claims for unemployment benefits fell by more than expected for the week ended July 2. Traders welcomed the contrast with months of weak employment data. 
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-stocks-rally-as-jobs-outlook-improves-2011-07-07?siteid=yhoof

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