US shares are following their European peers on Friday, posting gains after the US economy surprised investors creating 236K jobs during February and the unemployment rate ticked lower to 7.7%. The US markets are thus closing the third consecutive week of gains, with all-time record highs included. As of writing, the DowJones is up 0.29%, followed by the S&P500 and the Nasdaq, advancing 0.27% and 0.23%, respectively.
Bourses in Euroland closed with gains on Friday, boosted by the strong results from the US Non-farm Payrolls, and extending the rally to three weeks in a row closing with profits. The IBEX35 outperformed its peers, advancing 2.85% followed by the CAC40, 1.22% and the FTSE100, 0.69%. Forgettable day for the single currency, dipping to fresh 2013 lows in the vicinity of 1.2950 after the jobs data in the US economy.
Commodities are trading in a mix tone, with the ounce troy of gold gaining 0.04% at $1575 and the barrel of WTI giving ground at $91.43, or 0.12%.