The US markets made mostly a positive close on Friday, as traders digested the closely watched monthly jobs report. The three major indexes posted their longest period of weekly gains since late last year on the heels of a stronger-than-expected October jobs report. The Labor Department said the economy added 271,000 jobs in October, the largest monthly gain this year, while the unemployment rate fell to a seven-year low of 5.0 percent, and hourly wages rose at the fastest year-over-year pace since 2009. The market is now pricing in the odds of a rate hike in December, as the strong job growth is a positive sign for the US economy. On the same time, reflecting concerns about the outlook for monetary policy, interest rate-sensitive utilities stocks saw substantial weakness on the day.
In other report, reflecting a sharp jump in non-revolving credit, the Federal Reserve released a report on Friday showing that US consumer credit increased by much more than expected in September. The report said consumer credit surged up by $28.9 billion in September after climbing by $16.0 billion in August. Revolving credit, which largely reflects credit card debt, also rose by $6.7 billion in September after edging up by $4.0 billion in the previous month.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 46.90 points or 0.26 percent, at 17,910.33. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 19.38 points or 0.38 percent, to close at 5,147.12, while the S&P 500 ended little-changed at 2,099.20, down by by 0.73 points or 0.03 percent.
Indian ADRs ended mostly in red on Friday, HDFC Bank was down by 0.97%, ICICI Bank was down by 0.06%, Infosys was down by 0.19%, Tata Motors declined by 0.13% and Dr Reddy’s Lab was down by 11.75%.
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