U.S. stocks rallied on June 6 to close out the trading week after a better-than-expected May jobs report.
The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average surged by more than 500 points, or 1.2 percent. The Dow is now up by nearly 1 percent this year.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index advanced by about 250 points, or 1.4 percent, and is up by more than 1 percent this year.
The broader S&P 500 climbed by nearly 70 points, or 1.15 percent, and topped 6,000. The index has risen by 2 percent this year.
Following the brutal April selloff, the leading benchmark averages are now in positive territory in 2025.
Investors cheered the latest employment data, signaling a robust labor market amid a volatile economic climate….