Dollar surges after forecast-busting US payrolls figures

LONDON (AP) — Forecast-busting U.S. jobs figures gave stock markets in Europe a lift Friday, though Wall Street futures were more volatile. The dollar was a big gainer following the figures as traders priced in a growing likelihood of an interest rate increase in December from the U.S. Federal Reserve, which would be its first hike in more than nine years.
KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, the major indexes came off lows after the figures. Germany’s DEAX was the best-performer, rising 0.5 p