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US Stocks Hit Record High

S&P 500 closes at all-time high as oil prices ease and job data impacts interest rate expectations

The S&P 500 closed at an all-time high. US stock markets opened higher on Friday after unexpected job losses. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq Composite rose after jobs data. Weak jobs data reduced expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike. Brent crude sank 4.9% to $79.64 per barrel.

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