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Stocks index futures soared Friday after a smaller-than-expected job loss in May.
Nonfarm employers cut payrolls by 345,000 last month, well below the 525,000-drop expected. And, the previous month was revised to show fewer jobs were lost than initially reported. The unemployment rate, however, jumped to 9.4 percent, the highest since August 1983 and higher than the 9.2 percent expected.
Setting the optimistic tone for the day, Apple [AAPL
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In financials, AIG [AIG
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And regional bank Keycorp picked up 2.3 percent premarket [KEY
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Mining stocks led European indexes into the green after Rio Tinto [AAPL
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The Dow registered its highest close since Jan. 7 in Thursday trading, while the Nasdaq closed at its best since Oct. 6.
Also on the economic front, the government releases April consumer credit figures at 3 pm New York time, with a drop of $6 billion expected. These figures could be scrutinized more than usual, given the focus on tight credit markets.
The auto sector will also be in focus as investors watch to see if any legal blockades will be thrown in front of Chrysler's plan to close dealerships. And The Wall Street Journal is reporting that General Motors [GM
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- Peter Schacknow, senior producer, CNBC Breaking News Desk, contributed to this report.
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