U.S. stock futures rose as government data showing the economy added more jobs than forecast last month bolstered optimism in the economy.

The 227,000 increase in payrolls followed a revised 284,000 gain in January that was bigger than first estimated, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington. The median projection of economists  called for a 208,000 rise in February employment. The jobless rate held at 8.3 percent.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei  9,929.74 +160.78 +1.65%

Hang Seng 21,086 +185.27 +0.89%

Shanghai Composite 2,439.46 +19.19 +0.79%

FTSE  5,871.83 +12.10 +0.21%

CAC  3,490.12 +11.76 +0.34%

DAX 6,867.66 +33.12 +0.48%

Crude oil $106.46 (-0,1%).

Gold $1683.30 (-0,9%).