U.S. stock futures shot out of the gate late Sunday, rising after Friday’s encouraging jobs report.
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Markets were closed Friday for the Good Friday holiday. The major benchmarks wrapped up the holiday-shortened week with gains, with the S&P 500 SPX,
On Friday, the federal jobs report smashed expectations, with the U.S. adding 916,000 in March as the unemployment rate fell to 6% from 6.2%. Job growth was widespread in March, led by gains in leisure and hospitality, public and private education, and construction, the Labor Department report showed.
Source: Marketwatch.com