U.S. stocks settled higher on Friday, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 200 points during the session. The S&P 500 also surged to fresh highs, recording a weekly gain, following the release of the jobs data.

The S&P 500 gained 1% last week, while the Dow and Nasdaq surged 2.3% and 1.9%, respectively.

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