How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Oct. 6

How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Oct. 6
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Wall Street rallied in a whipsaw Friday after looking deeper into the nuances of a surprisingly strong report on the U.S. job market.

The S&P 500 rose 1.2 percent after erasing an earlier drop of 0.9 percent. The Dow added 288 points, and the Nasdaq composite flipped to a gain of 1.6 percent.