US markets ends mostly in green on upbeat jobs data

08 Dec 2012 Evaluate
US markets ended mostly in green on Friday, while the Dow and S&P snapped the day in green on upbeat employment data, tech heavy Nasdaq suffered again due to slump in Apple shares. Though, the economic news remained mixed as the monthly jobs report came better than expected but the consumer sentiment index tumbled to 74.5 from 82.7 in a preliminary December, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Survey. The Labor Department reported that monthly non-farm payrolls rose by a surprising 146,000, with the unemployment falling sharply to 7.7 in November. However, participation rate fell to 63.6 percent, falling further from 30-year lows. And October's employment gains were also lowered through revisions. Worries about the fiscal cliff offset the positive sentiment generated by the jobs report, with lawmakers continuing to struggle to reach an agreement to avoid the $600 billion in automatic tax increases and spending cuts.

In Europe markets made a mixed closing as gains were limited after Germany's central bank cut its growth outlook for the economy next year and amid worries about political uncertainty in Italy. Gross domestic product is now expected to grow 0.4 percent in 2013. This year, growth is estimated at 0.7 percent, down from the previous forecast of 1 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 81.09 points or 0.62 percent, to close at 13155.13. The S&P 500 gained 4.13 points or 0.29 percent, to finish at 1,418.07, while the Nasdaq slipped  by 11.23 points or 0.38 percent, to end at 2,978.04.

Indian ADRs made a mixed closing on Friday, HDFC Bank was up by 0.03%, ICICI Bank was up by 0.08%, Tata Motors was up by 0.27% and MTNL was up by 0.01%. On the other hand Infosys was down by 0.16%, Wipro was down by 0.18% and Sterlite Inds was down by 0.19%.

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