US stocks moved lower Friday after a jobs report seen as pivotal to expectations for interest-rate cuts showed much stronger hiring growth than expected.
S&P 500 (ES=F) and Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) futures fell around 0.4%, coming off a lackluster session Thursday for the three major gauges. Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) fell around 0.3%.
Stocks are looking for weekly wins after labor market data suggesting a cooldown has reinforced bets that the Federal Reserve could start lowering rates from their two-decade high.
The highly anticipated May jobs report could put a bit of a dent in that narrative. The US economy added 272,000 jobs in May, smashing expectations. However, the unemployment rate did tick higher, rising to 4.0%.
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Elsewhere in markets, the wait is also on for a livestream apparently promised by GameStop (GME) booster Keith Gill, aka “Roaring Kitty.” The event, scheduled for noon ET Friday, would be the first live YouTube appearance by Gill since he helped ignite the meme stock rally three years ago.
GameStop shares closed 47% higher on Thursday, but they dropped sharply after the video game retailer said it would sell up to 75 million shares and said sales declined in the first quarter.
Also on deck is the completion of Nvidia’s (NVDA) 10-for-1 stock split, expected after the market closes. A midweek rally briefly vaulted the AI chipmaker to a $3 trillion valuation, but its shares have lost steam as short bets against the company pile up.
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