The major U.S. stock indexes closed on Friday at new record highs. The SP 500 rose 0.37% to close at 4697.53, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.56% to close at 36327.95, and the Nasdaq Composite went up by 0.20% to close at 15971.59.
The U.S. economy added 531,000 jobs in October, significantly higher than the previous rate of 312,000, and higher than was than economists had forecasted at 450k.
The U.S. Unemployment rate for October came in slightly lower than September (4.8%) at 4.6%.
The Average hourly earnings were reported at 0.4% for October.
Consumer credit climbed to $29 billion in September compared to $16 billion estimated and compared with $14 billion the previous month.
Markets
The SP 500 is up by 0.37% to close at 4697.53. The index is up 2.00% over five days, up 6.97% over one month, up 5.88% over three months and up 33.85% over one year.
The trailing P/E is 29.05 compared to 39.81 one year ago and estimated future P/E 22.45. Dividend yield is currently 1.27 compared with 1.74 one year ago.
Leading stocks were up EXPE 15.63%, LYV up 15.14%, PFE up 10.86%, RCL up 8.95% and CCL up 8.35%.
Trailing stocks were MRNA down 16.56%, MRK down 9.86%, BIO down 7.36%, WST down 6.76% and CTXS down 11.10%.
The Dow Jones industrial Average is up by 0.56% to close at 36327.95. The DOW is up 1.42% over five days, up 4.55% over one month, up 3.18% over three months and up 28.26% over one year.
The trailing P/E is 22.65 compared with 28.15 year ago and an estimated future P/E of 18.89. The current dividend yield is 1.87% compared with 2.18 one year ago.
Leading stocks were BA up 5.37%, V up 3.78%, DIS up 3.14%, AXP up 2.41% and IBM up 2.28%.
Trailing stocks were MRK down 9.86%, HD down 1.02%, JNJ down 0.71%, WMT down 0.69%, and AMGN down 0.54%.
The NASDAQ composite is up 0.20% and closed at 15971.59. NASDAQ is up 3.05% over five days, up 9.55% over one month, up 7.66% over 3 months and up 34.27% over one year.
Leading stocks were ASRT up 36.94%, KDNY up 30.39%, BIGC up 28.27%, CFLT up 27.17% and GDYN up 26.68%.
Trailing stocks were DCPH down 75.50%, CALA down 54.59%, TRHC down 52.28%, EVAX down 44.64%, and PBYI down 37.25%.
The MidCap SP400 is up by 0.87% to close at 2905.11. The SP400 is up 3.97% for the past 5 days, up 7.99% for the past month, up 6.91% for the past 3 months and up 43.32% over the past year.
Leading stocks were FLR up 13.80%, SYNA up 12.82% and GT up 12.54%.
Trailing stocks were EBS down 37.07%, NKTR down 19.22% and TDC down 14.15%
The SmallCap SP600 is up by 2.15% to close at 1465.74. The SP600 is up 6.49% for the past 5 days, up 7.88% for the past month, up 8.07% for the past 3 months and up 58.42% over the past year.
Leading stocks were ENDP up 25.10%, NBRWF up 18.97% and AMEH up 18.79%.
Trailing stocks were TRHC down 52.28%, AAOI down 32.18% and SLQT down 17.74%.
The CBOE VIX is up 6.74% and closed at 16.48. The VIX is up 1.35% over five days, down 12.20% over one month, up 2.04% over three months and down 33.71% over one year.
On the New York stock exchange 2232 stocks advanced and 1130 declined, while on Nasdaq 2562 advanced and 2086 declined.
There were 290 new 52 week highs and 24 new 52 week lows on NYSE with 445 new highs and 88 new lows on NASDAQ.
The 2 year Treasury note yield is 0.427% and 10 year is 1.479%. The 10 year yield is down 8.3% over five days, down 13.4% over one month, up 15.6% three months ago, and up 54.4% one year ago.
SP500 Sector Performance % change
Energy +1.42
Industrials +0.99
Utilities +0.89
Materials +0.84
Communication Services +0.75
Consumer Discretionary +0.75
Consumer Staples +0.55
Information Technology +0.43
Real Estate +0.23
Financials +0.07
Health Care -1.03
Energy is up 1.33% over five days, up 2.92% over one month, up 18.12% over three months and up 102.21% over one year.
Health Care has been down 0.67% over five days, up 4.65% over one month, at 0.00% over three months and up 20.81% over one year.