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US close: Stocks higher as weak payrolls cool September rate‑hike fears

By Iain Gilbert

Date: Friday 07 Aug 2026

(Sharecast News) - Major indices closed higher on Friday as a much weaker-than-expected non-farm payrolls report made a September rate hike from the Federal Reserve unlikely.
At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.28% at 54,036.93, while the S&P 500 advanced 0.62% to 7,757.64 and the Nasdaq Composite...

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