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U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, following the release of jobs data for September.
Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded down 0.44% to 32,974.35 while the NASDAQ fell 0.69% to 13,129.06. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.61% to 4,232.34.
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Materials shares rose by 0.02% on Friday.
In trading on Friday, utilities shares dipped by around 2.1%.
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U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose by 336,000 in September, versus a revised 227,000 increase in August, and compared to market estimates of 170,000. The unemployment rate came in unchanged at 3.8% in September, above market estimates of 3.7%.
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