Fresh record highs for both the Dow and S&P500 to end the week after a soft April jobs report alleviated some concerns around inflation and potentially higher U.S. interest rates - Dow up +229-points or +0.66% to log another record closing high (34,777.76). The broader S&P500 +0.74% to a record closing high of 4,232.60. Energy (up +1.89%), Real Estate (+1.21%) and Industrials (+1.05%) all rose over >1% to lead all eleven primary sectors higher. Both the S&P500 Energy and Materials sectors hit fresh record highs. The Nasdaq +0.88% higher. The small capitalisation Russell 2000 rose +1.35%.
