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title: "Non-farm payrolls better than expected, U.S. stocks open higher"
type: "News"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/285734239.md"
description: "U.S. stock market opened, with the Dow Jones up 0.38%, the S&P 500 index up 0.44%, and the Nasdaq up 0.54%. Storage concept stocks strengthened, with Micron Technology rising 5.5% and Sandisk rising 4.5%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index rose 1.1%, with Baidu up 6%"
datetime: "2026-05-08T13:30:34.000Z"
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# Non-farm payrolls better than expected, U.S. stocks open higher

On May 8th, Jin10 Data reported that U.S. stocks opened with the Dow Jones up 0.38%, the S&P 500 index up 0.44%, and the Nasdaq up 0.54%. Storage concept stocks strengthened, with Micron Technology (MU.O) rising 5.5% and Sandisk (SNDK.O) rising 4.5%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index rose 1.1%, with Baidu (BIDU.O) up 6%

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