{"id":112181,"date":"2017-09-04T08:40:55","date_gmt":"2017-09-04T12:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/?p=112181"},"modified":"2017-09-04T08:06:55","modified_gmt":"2017-09-04T12:06:55","slug":"us-indices-advance-despite-mediocre-jobs-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2017\/09\/us-indices-advance-despite-mediocre-jobs-report\/","title":{"rendered":"US indices advance despite mediocre jobs report"},"content":{"rendered":"
September 4, 2017<\/div>
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US adds 156 thousand new jobs in August<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

US stock indices\u00a0<\/b>closed higher on Friday as higher consumer sentiment and expanding manufacturing sector data outweighed mediocre August nonfarm payroll rise of 156 thousand. The dollar strengthened: the\u00a0live dollar index<\/a>\u00a0data show the ICE US Dollar index, a measure of the dollar\u2019s strength against a basket of six rival currencies, inched up 0.3% to 92.809.\u00a0S&P 500<\/a>\u00a0ended 0.2% higher at 2476.55. The\u00a0Dow Jones\u00a0<\/em>industrial average finished 0.2% higher at 21987.56. The\u00a0Nasdaq\u00a0<\/em>composite index rose 0.1 % closing at 6435.33.<\/p>\n

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European stocks start lower<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

European stock indices\u00a0<\/b>advanced on Friday. The\u00a0euro\u00a0<\/em>weakened against the dollar while the\u00a0British Pound\u00a0<\/em>ended higher. The Stoxx Europe 600 index rose a third consecutive day closing up 0.6%. The\u00a0DAX 30\u00a0<\/em>rose 0.7% to 12142.64. France\u2019s\u00a0CAC 40\u00a0<\/em>ended 0.7% higher and UK\u2019s\u00a0FTSE 100\u00a0<\/a>added 0.1% to 7438.50. Indices opened 0.3% – 0.7% lower today.<\/p>\n

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Asian stocks start week lower<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Asian stock indices<\/b>\u00a0are mostly lower today.\u00a0Nikkei\u00a0<\/em>closed 0.9% lower at 19508.25 today as yen advanced against the dollar as tensions rose on news North Korea is preparing for another missile launch. The Chinese stocks are mixed: the\u00a0Shanghai Composite Index<\/em>is up 0. 3%, while Hong Kong\u2019s\u00a0Hang Seng\u00a0<\/em>Index is 0.7% lower. Australia\u2019s All Ordinaries Index is down 0.4% supported by higher commodity stocks despite a weaker Australian dollar against the greenback.<\/p>\n

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Oil down<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Oil futures prices\u00a0<\/b>are lower today as US refineries shut down because of Hurricane Harvey which are gradually starting up again. About 5.5% of the US Gulf of Mexico\u2019s oil production remained shut on Sunday, according to the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. October Brent ended little changed at $52.75 a barrel on Friday.<\/p>\n

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