S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow End Week Higher As Weak Jobs Report Cools Rate Hike Bets — NVDA, BA, SPCX, RIVN, APLD In Focus - Stocktwits

U.S. stock indices ended higher on Friday as employment data showed the economy added fewer jobs than expected, easing fears of an October rate hike. The S&P 500 ended Friday 0.7% higher, the Nasdaq 100 rose 1%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.5%. The Russell 2000, which tracks small-cap stocks, gained 0.9%. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) rose 0.7%, the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA) rose 0.5%, and the Nasdaq-100 tracking Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) added 1%. Meanwhile, the VanEck Semiconductor ETF ( SMH ) and the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) rose about 2%, tracking gains in Nvidia (NVDA), Micron Tech (MU) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). The broader Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) added about 1.1%.