Sergei Klebnikov Forbes Staff I cover markets an business news
KEY FACTS
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%, nearly 100 points, while the S&P 500 fell 0.2% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.5%.
The S&P 500 fell despite a strong non-farm payrolls report The labor market added back 528,000 jobs in July—easily surpassing the 258,000 expected by analysts, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday.