NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks jumped more than 2 percent on Friday as U.S. jobs data suggested the economy was strong enough to sustain a Federal Reserve rate hike this month.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 369.96 points, or 2.12 percent, to 17,847.63, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 41.99 points, or 2.05 percent, to 2,091.61 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 104.74 points, or 2.08 percent, to 5,142.27.
(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Dan Grebler)
