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description: "US nonfarm payrolls for April significantly exceeded expectations, leading to a slight open high at gap for the three major US stock indices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.38%, the S&P 500 Index gained 0.44%, and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.54%"
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US nonfarm payrolls for April significantly exceeded expectations, leading to a slight open high at gap for the three major US stock indices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.38%, the S&P 500 Index gained 0.44%, and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.54%.

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