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the three major u.s. stock indexes opened higher and trended lower, with popular chinese concept stocks continuing their strength

2024-10-04

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on friday eastern time, the u.s. september non-farm payrolls exceeded expectations, and the market reduced bets on the federal reserve's interest rate cuts. the three major u.s. stock indexes opened higher and moved lower. as of press time, the dow fell 0.06%, the nasdaq rose 0.33%, and the s&p 500 rose 0.14. %.

popular chinese concept stocks continued to strengthen. the nasdaq china golden dragon index rose by more than 2%, ctrip rose by more than 6%, jd.com rose by more than 4%, and alibaba rose by more than 1%.

spirit airlines plunged, falling more than 35% at one point in early trading, after reports that the company was discussing the terms of a potential bankruptcy filing with bondholders. rivian fell more than 4% after the company lowered its 2024 auto production forecast.

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