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• A positive jobs report drove U.S. stocks modestly higher Friday, but a parallel rise in Treasury yields signalled a downside: this good news could push the Federal Reserve to curtail its massive stimulus policies faster than expected.
• The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.41%, the S&P 500 gained 0.17%, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.4%.
• Nasdaq edged lower after the shares of tech giants such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple retreated.
• The nonfarm payrolls rose to 943,000 from 938,000 in June as demand for workers rose in the services industry.
• The pan-regional STOXX 600 index notched a fifth straight record high to gain 1.8% for the week.
• The yield on the benchmark ten-year note climbed up. The yield on Australian bonds closed at 1.18% for the 10-year note.
• Spot prices dipped 2.4%. US gold futures fell 2.57%.
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