Email| Dow | 14000.81 | +140.23 | (1.01%) |
| Nasdaq | 3178.27 | +36.14 | (1.15%) |
| SP 500 | 1512.19 | +14.08 | (0.94%) |
| 10-yr Note | -9/32 | 2.023 | |
| NYSE | Adv 2325 | Dec 682 | Vol 508.6 mln |
| Nasdaq | Adv 1741 | Dec 718 | Vol 1.58 bln |
| Strong: Financials, Consumer Staples, Telecoms |
| Weak: Utilities, Energy |
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January nonfarm payrolls: 157K actual, 180K Briefing.com consensus, prior revised to 196K from 155K Nonfarm private payrolls: 166K actual, 193K Briefing.com consensus, prior revised to 202K from 168K Unemployment rate: 7.9% actual, 7.7% Briefing.com consensus, 7.8% prior Hourly earnings: +0.2% actual, in-line with forecast Average workweek: 34.4 actual, 34.5 Briefing.com consensus January final Michigan Consumer Sentiment: 73.8 actual, 71.4 Briefing.com consensus, 71.3 preliminary reading January ISM Index: 53.1 actual, 50.5 Briefing.com consensus December construction spending: +0.9% actual, +0.5% Briefing.com forecast |
[BRIEFING.COM] Crude oil fell to a floor session low of $96.51 per barrel shortly after floor trade opened as investors digested the morning's numerous economic data that included nonfarm payrolls. However, the energy component broke into positive territory in mid-morning action and brushed a session high of $98.15 per barrel. It eventually settled at $97.77 per barrel with a 2.0% gain for the week.
Natural gas traded up to a session high of $3.39 per MMBtu in morning pit trade but gave up all of the gain as the session progressed. It fell into negative territory and brushed a session low of $3.28 per MMBtu before it settled at $3.30 per MMBtu, booking a 4.6% loss for the week.
Gold traded higher in volatile fashion following the jobs report. The yellow metal popped to a session high of $1683.00 per ounce moments before the equities market opened but quickly retreated back to the unchanged line. It then recovered some of the earlier gain and settled at $1670.50 per ounce, gaining 0.7% for the week.
Silver also displayed volatility as it rose to a session high of $32.16 per ounce in early morning action. It settled at$31.94 per ounce, booking a 2.4% weekly gain.
