US Stock Futures Jump Following Better-Than-Expected Jobs Report - WallStreet Journal

Latest economic hot news about US Stock Futures Jump Following Better-Than-Expected Jobs Report from WallStreet Journal NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--U.S. stock futures pointed sharply higher Friday morning in volatile trading after a better-than-anticipated jobs report eased some concern following the drubbing suffered in the previous session.

About an hour before the open, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures soared 106 points to 11477. The index bounced sharply following the jobs data; futures had been down 150 points overnight.

The Dow tumbled 512 points Thursday, its biggest point drop since Dec 1, 2008.