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US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall Street opens higher after November job growth soars
Dec 6, 2024 6:55 AM

Dec 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened

higher on Friday as traders increased bets on a Federal Reserve

rate cut this month after the November payrolls report.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 58.6 points, or

0.13%, at the open to 44,824.29. The S&P 500 rose 6.3

points, or 0.10%, at the open to 6,081.38​, while the Nasdaq

Composite rose 43.2 points, or 0.22%, to 19,743.959 at

the opening bell.

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