Stock Market Update

11-Feb-26 08:36 ET

Futures point to higher open after January jobs report

Market is Closed

[BRIEFING.COM] S&P futures vs fair value: +31.00. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +138.00.

The S&P 500 futures currently trade 31 points above fair value.

January nonfarm payrolls increased by 138,000 (Briefing.com consensus: 68,000). December nonfarm payrolls were revised to 48,000 from 50,000.

January private sector payrolls increased by 172,000 (Briefing.com consensus: 60,000). December nonfarm payrolls were revised to 64,000 from 37,000.

The January unemployment rate was 4.3% (Briefing.com consensus: 4.4%) versus a revised 4.4% in December.

January average hourly earnings were up 0.4% (Briefing.com consensus: 0.3%) versus a downwardly revised 0.1% increase (from 0.3%) in December.

The average workweek in January was 34.3hours (Briefing.com consensus: 34.2) versus 34.2 hours in November.