US open: Stocks mixed as traders weigh hotter‑than‑expected August jobs report

(Sharecast News) - Wall Street trading got off to a mixed start on Friday as traders digested August's hotter than expected jobs report.

As of 1500 BST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.35% at 53,500.84, while the S&P 500 shed 0.10% to 7,739.72 and the Nasdaq Composite came out of the gate 0.12% firmer at 26,616.84.

The Dow opened 185.27 points lower on Friday, taking a bite out of gains recorded in the previous session as equities got a leg-up from a pullback in yields after Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said he would be "inclined" to back holding rates at the current 3.5% to 3.75% target range at the FOMC's September meeting.

Early on Friday, however, the benchmark 10year Treasury yield was up roughly one and a half basis point at 4.788%, while the ratesensitive twoyear note was up almost five basis points at 4.400% and the longerdated 30year yield was broadly flat at 5.252%.

Friday's yield moves come alongside news that US non-farm payrolls surprised to the upside in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, rising by 162,000 against economists' expectations for a 53,000 increase. Upward revisions to June and July also added a further 55,000 jobs to prior estimates, reinforcing the sense that hiring momentum has been firmer than previously reported. The unemployment rate held at 4.1%, signalling a labour market that remains resilient even as broader economic indicators have softened in recent months.

Longterm unemployment was steady at 1.9m, accounting for 27% of all unemployed people, and the labour force participation rate ticked up to 61.6%, though it remained half a percentage point lower than at the start of the year. For markets, the strongerthanexpected payrolls figure may complicate expectations for nearterm rate cuts, particularly after recent commentary from Federal Reserve officials emphasising caution.

No other data points or major corporate earnings were slated for release on Friday.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

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