Market Watch — June 8, 2026
📈 Dow +0.31%
📊 Nasdaq +0.47%
📉 S&P 500 +0.38%
💰 Gold $3,482/oz
🛢️ WTI $69.14
💵 USD/JPY 150.23
🔑 Fed’s Williams: “Patient approach appropriate; monitoring labor market data closely”
📊 U.S. Jobs Report: Nonfarm payrolls +272K vs 185K expected — strong beat
🇨🇳 China Trade Data: May exports +7.6% YoY, imports +3.4% YoY — better than feared
U.S. markets opened higher after the blockbuster payrolls report reduced recession fears.
Tech stocks led gains as investors digested the strong labor market data. The 10-year Treasury
yield rose to 4.38%, pressuring rate-cut expectations further out.