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Strong Jobs Report, Economic Data Lift Dow, S&P 500 To Record Highs

From Reuters.com…..

U.S. stocks rallied on Monday with the Dow and S&P 500 closing at record levels, as a round of strong economic data buoyed investor optimism for the economic reopening and a muted climb in the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield kept inflation worries in check.

An ISM survey for March showed a measure of U.S. services industry activity jumped to a record high. The data followed Friday’s report showing U.S. nonfarm payrolls surged by 916,000 jobs in March, trouncing forecasts.

Investors have bet on cyclical sectors poised to lead an economic reopening, with energy, financials and materials among the best performing on the year.

A climbing yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note has dented appetite for technology stocks.

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