Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:25:52 GMT
US shares lifted by positive employment data
US stock markets recovered on Thursday as Americans last week filled the lowest number of jobless claims since 2008. S&P 500 index jumped 1.1% or 14.81 points and finished at 1,358.04, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index added 0.96% or 123.13 points and closed at 12,904.08, while Nasdaq Composite rallied 1.51% or 44.02 points to 2,959.85 lifted by Apple and Microsoft.