This is what we call a sigh-of-relief rally. The fact that jobs were down negates the possibility of a huge decline. Many people felt that the Dow, having gotten close to 6000, had set itself up for a big reaction on the downside. This would have been a potential for that, but the fact that jobs were down, takes that pressure off.
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