Wall Street finishes higher following better than expected jobs data
Market sentiment picked up on Thursday, allowing the main indices in New York to stage a rebound
4:16pm: Nasdaq cooled in the afternoon but still closed in the green
The blue chip index closed up 434 points, 1.3%, at 34,021. The Nasdaq improved 93 points, 0.7%, to 13,125, and the S&P 500 gained 49 points, 1.2%, to 4,123.
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares gained 1.8% to $124.97, which helped the Nasdaw finish in the green, but losses from the likes of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) pulled the index down from its early morning high, including a brief dip into the red. Shares of the electric carmaker declined more than 3% to $571.69.