U.S. stocks gained at the open Monday, the first trading day after the release of the March jobs figures. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+1.02%
jumped 237 points, 0.7% to open near 33,390, while the S&P 500
SPX,
+1.16%
added 28 points or 0.7% to start trading near 4,048. The Nasdaq Composite Index
COMP,
+1.15%
added 112 points, 0.9%, near 13,592. Job gains accelerated in March, and look set to continue rising. For now, investors are looking past the possibility of higher inflation and rising bond yields, which spooked stock-market investors earlier this year. Shares of GameStop Corp.
GME,
-7.71%
slipped nearly 10% after the bell after the retailer filed to sell up to 3.5 million shares of its common stock. The stock has been a favorite of retail investors this year, even as company management tries to execute a turnaround plan.
