1 Minute Read by Reuters Staff Reuters, July 2 – After a better-than-expected monthly employment report, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq opened at all-time highs on Friday, as employers upped wages and gave incentives to entice millions of unemployed Americans back into the workforce. The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 34642.42, up 8.9 points, or 0.03 percent. At the open, the S&P 500 jumped 6.7 points, or 0.15 percent, to 4326.6, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 60.6 points, or 0.42 percent, to 14582.983. Medha Singh contributed reporting from Bengaluru, and Maju Samuel edited the piece./n
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