Market Report - US
US open: Stocks up as weak payrolls report makes September hike unlikely
By Michele Maatouk
Date: Friday 07 Aug 2026
(Sharecast News) - US stocks rose in early trade on Friday as a much weaker-than-expected non-farm payrolls report made a September rate hike from the Federal Reserve unlikely.
At 1500 BST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.2%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were 0.3% and 0.7% higher, respectively.
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