US futures came out of the gate late Sunday, rising after Friday’s encouraging job report.
Dow Jones Industrial Future Futures YM00,
rose more than 200 points on Sunday night, or 0.6%, while the S&P 500 futures ES00,
and Nasdaq-100 NQ00 futures,
also showed solid gains.
The markets were closed on Friday for the Good Friday holiday. The main milestones ended the short holiday week with earnings, with the S&P 500 SPX,
finishing for the first time over 4,000 landmarks. S&P was up 1.2% on the week, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA,
gained 0.2% and Nasdaq Composite COMP,
advanced 2.6%.
On Friday, the federal employment report shattered expectations, with the US adding 916,000 in March, with the unemployment rate falling from 6.2% to 6%. Job growth was widespread in March, driven by leisure and hospitality earnings, public and private education and construction, the Department of Labor report said.