US30 H4The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite closed at all-time highs Friday as official data showed the economy added more jobs than projected in November.
The technology-heavy Nasdaq rose 0.8% to 19,859.8, while the S&P 500 gained 0.3% to 6,090.3. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3% to 44,642.5. Consumer discretionary led the gainers among sectors, while energy saw the biggest drop.
For the week, the Nasdaq jumped 3.3%, while the S&P 500 increased 1%. The Dow dropped 0.6%
In economic news, total nonfarm payrolls in the US climbed by 227,000 last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The consensus was for a 220,000 increase, according to a survey compiled by Bloomberg. The unemployment rate rose to 4.2% from October's 4.1%, which was the market view for last month.