--- title: "Nasdaq Jumps 200 Points; US Adds 115,000 Jobs In April" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/285739613.md" description: "U.S. stocks rose, with the Nasdaq gaining over 200 points. The Dow increased by 0.20%, and the S&P 500 rose by 0.50%. Nonfarm payrolls added 115,000 jobs in April, surpassing expectations, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%. Notable stock movements included Phoenix Asia Holdings surging 128% after a $1 billion acquisition announcement, while Artivion shares fell 33% following disappointing financial results. Commodities saw mixed results, with oil down 0.3% and gold up 0.8%. European and Asian markets closed lower." datetime: "2026-05-08T13:54:00.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/285739613.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285739613.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/285739613.md) --- # Nasdaq Jumps 200 Points; US Adds 115,000 Jobs In April U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 200 points on Friday. Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded up 0.20% to 49,695.04 while the NASDAQ gained 0.82% to 26,016.59. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.50% to 7,373.60. **Leading and Lagging Sectors** Information technology shares jumped by 1.5% on Friday. In trading on Friday, energy stocks fell by 0.7%. **Top Headline** U.S. nonfarm payrolls defied expectations in April, with total employment edging up by 115,000 jobs to comfortably beat the FactSet consensus estimate of a 65,000 rise. Despite the stronger-than-expected job growth, the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.3%. On the inflation front, average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 6 cents, or 0.2%, to $37.41, bringing the annual wage increase to 3.6%. **Equities Trading UP ** - **Phoenix Asia Holdings Ltd ( PHOE )** shares shot up 128% to $43.50. The company recently announced a $1 billion stock acquisition agreement to acquire clinical-stage pharmaceutical firm ACEA Pharma Inc., marking a dramatic pivot from its construction roots into oncology and autoimmune drug development. - Shares of **Innodata Inc ( INOD )** got a boost, surging 91% to $87.10 after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter financial results and issued FY26 sales guidance above estimates. - **Antelope Enterprise Holdings Ltd ( AEHL )** shares were also up, gaining 85% to $0.94. Antelope Enterprise ( AEHL ) announced $190,000 realized gain from “Genius Plan” for managing Bitcoin treasury reserves and announced $95,000 share buyback effective June 6. **Equities Trading DOWN** - **Artivion, Inc. ( AORT )** shares dropped 33% to $23.68 after the company reported first-quarter financial results and cut its FY26 sales guidance with its midpoint below estimates. - Shares of **AIM ImmunoTech Inc. ( AIM )** were down 34% to $0.3671. AIM ImmunoTech ( AIM ) announced exercise of warrants for approximately $4.2 million in gross proceeds. - **Kodiak AI, Inc. ( KDK )** was down, falling 33% to $6.10 after the company reported first-quarter financial results. The company announced a $100 million common stock and warrant private placement. **Commodities** In commodity news, oil traded down 0.3% to $94.50 while gold traded up 0.8% at $4,750.60 . Silver traded up 2.1% to $81.885 on Friday, while copper rose 1.9% to $6.2930. **Euro zone** European shares were lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 declined 0.4%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 0.5%. London's FTSE 100 fell 0.1%, Germany's DAX fell 0.9%, while France's CAC 40 declined 0.7%. **Asia Pacific Markets** Asian markets closed lower on Friday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 falling 0.19%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declining 0.87%, China's Shanghai Composite falling 0.003% and India's BSE Sensex falling 0.66% **Economics** - U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose by 115,000 jobs to comfortably beat the FactSet consensus estimate of a 65,000 rise. - The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.3%. _Photo via Shutterstock_ ### Related Stocks - [.IXIC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.IXIC.US.md) - [NDAQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NDAQ.US.md) - [.NDX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.NDX.US.md) - [AORT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AORT.US.md) - [PHOE.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PHOE.US.md) - [QQQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/QQQ.US.md) - [ONEQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ONEQ.US.md) - [QQQM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/QQQM.US.md) - [.DJI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.DJI.US.md) - [.SPX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.SPX.US.md) - [FDS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FDS.US.md) - [INOD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/INOD.US.md) - [AEHL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AEHL.US.md) - [AIM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AIM.US.md) - [KDK.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/KDK.US.md) - [00HSI.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/00HSI.HK.md) - [AIMID.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AIMID.US.md) - [AIMI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AIMI.US.md) - [KDKRW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/KDKRW.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [US stocks fall further from their records](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286927174.md) - [Artivion Completes Acquisition of Endospan Ltd. | AORT Stock News](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286758893.md) - [Polymarket Launches Prediction Markets Tied to Private Companies](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286945839.md) - [Endospan Announces Closing of Acquisition by Artivion, Inc., Following FDA PMA Approval of the NEXUS® Aortic Arch System | AORT Stock News](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286759671.md) - [JonesTrading's SPAC Jones Ventures INTL Acquisition1 files for a $200 million IPO](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286568653.md)