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Stocks opened higher on Tuesday but drifted lower for most of the morning before stabilizing and grinding higher into the close. The Dow gained 70-points on the day with modest to moderate gains in most indices. The share prices below include the action in the stock market on Monday, when the TSP was closed and stocks were down, so it's the total of the two days.

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Stocks were down slightly on Monday but because of the holiday, the bond market was closed as were many banks so it was a very light trading day for stocks. The Dow ended the day down 13-points after similar slight losses on Friday as well.
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September's momentum carried into October. The first week of the new month marked the 4th consecutive week of gains for the S&P 500. Thursday set the longest record in 20 years with 6 consecutive closing highs for the S&P 500. Stocks pulled back on Friday after the first negative jobs report in seven years but some of the early losses were erased as buyers took control of the second half of the day to inch the index to just under flat.

Employment in September's jobs report was expected ...

33,000 jobs lost. Unemployment rate 4.2%

More:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy/hurricanes-harvey-irma-sink-u-s-payrolls-in-september-idUSKBN1CB0D3


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The rally continued Thursday with solid gains in most of the major indices, with the Transports being the exceptions as they posted a small loss, as did the I-fund with the dollar moving higher again.. The Dow gained 114-points, or 0.5%, while the Nasdaq led the way with a 0.78% gain.

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