Markets End Higher As Job Growth Slows

Investors optimistic that slowing job growth will prompt the Federal Reserve to end its campaign of interest rate hikes lifted the markets to a higher close with the Dow surging 139 points to 11,578. Nasdaq soared 19 points to 2,343 while S&P 500 climbed 14 points to 1,326. The 30-year bond rose as the yield slipped to 5.195%.