08-08-2016 14:57 via news.yahoo.com

S&P 500 set to open at record high after jobs data

The S&P 500 was set to open at a record high on Monday after Friday's stellar jobs data suggested strength in the U.S. economy, boosting appetite for risk. The S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq closed at record highs on Friday after data showed that the U.S. economy added 255,000 jobs in July, way more than 180,000 that analysts had estimated. "We're coming off a strong session on the back of solid economic data that the markets needed to justify additional exposure to equities," said Andre B
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