U.S. stocks opened mostly higher on Friday after data showed U.S. economy added more jobs than expected in January. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately rose 76.52 points, or 0.31%, to 25,076.19. The S&P 500 was up 2.43 points, or 0.09%, to 2,706.53. The Nasdaq Composite was down 8.69 points, or 0.12%, to 7,273.05.
Oil contracts saw mixed trading Friday, amid a fresh survey showing a considerable drop in OPEC production. West Texas Intermediate crude oil for March delivery fell 4 cents, or less than 0.1%, to $53.74 a barrel. April Brent gained 16 cents, or 0.3%, to $61 a barrel.
The U.S. economy added 304,000 non-farm payrolls in the first month of 2019, ahead of consensus expectations of 165,000. The unemployment rate rose to 4.0%, largely due to the government shutdown.
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