New York stocks opened higher across the board.
At 9:52 a.m. on Jul. 2 (local time) on the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 233.03 points, or 0.45%, at 52,538.27 from the previous day in transaction.
At the same time, the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 was up 40.36 points, or 0.54%, at 7,423.59, and the Nasdaq composite was up 98.70 points, or 0.38%, at 26,138.73.
The U.S. Department of Labor said nonfarm payrolls in June increased by 57,000 from the prior month. That was half the market estimate of about 110,000. These employment figures are seen as easing concerns about a benchmark rate hike and improving risk appetite.
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