The main US stock indexes rose to record highs against the background of labor market data, which showed that in December, job growth in the country slowed more than expected, amid a decline in employment in retail trade, while the growth in monthly wages accelerated.

According to data, last month the number of jobs in the non-agricultural sector increased by 148,000 people. Employment in the retail sector fell by 20,300 in December, which is the biggest fall since March, despite a strong holiday shopping season. At the same time, average hourly earnings rose 9 cents, or 0.3%, in December after rising 0.1% in the previous month. This increased the annual increase in wages to 2.5% from 2.4% in November. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at a 17-year low of 4.1%.

At the same time, the trade deficit in the US rose to almost six-year high in November, helped by the growth of imports, as optimistic US households stepped up purchases of mobile phones, household items and other products. The trade balance deficit increased by 3.2% from last month to $ 50.5 billion, which is the highest since January 2012. Economists had expected a gap of $ 49.5 billion.

In addition, the index of business activity in the US services sector, calculated by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), fell in December to 55.9 points compared to 57.4 points in November. Analysts predicted that the figure will rise to 57.6 points.

Most components of the DOW index recorded a decline (21 out of 30). The leader of growth was the shares of The Boeing Company (BA, + 4.03%). Outsider were the shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM, -0.69%).

Almost all sectors of S & P completed the auction in positive territory. The technological sector grew most (+ 0.9%). The largest decrease was shown by the sector of conglomerates (-1.2%).

At closing:

Dow + 0.88% 25.295.87 +220.74

Nasdaq + 0.83% 7,136.56 +58.64

S & P + 0.70% 2.743.15 +19.16

U.S. stock-index futures advanced on Friday, as U.S. stocks extended a new year rally that had pushed indexes to record levels on signs of robust growth across major economies.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei 23,714.53 +208.20 +0.89%

Hang Seng 30,814.64 +78.16 +0.25%

Shanghai 3,392.36 +6.65 +0.20%

S&P/ASX 6,122.30 +45.20 +0.74%

FTSE 7,714.36 +18.48 +0.24%

CAC 5,458.28 +44.59 +0.82%

DAX 13,307.15 +139.26 +1.06%

Crude $61.51 (-0.81%)

Gold $1,321.50 (-0.01%)

(company / ticker / price / change ($/%) / volume)

Cisco Systems (CSCO) upgraded to Buy at BofA/Merrill

European stock markets posted broad-based gains on Thursday, joining a global rally that has taken Japan's benchmark index to a 26-year high and sent all three major U.S. indexes to fresh records. Major energy companies helped to propel equity markets higher in Europe as oil prices hit a three-year high, while car maker shares jumped after better-than-expected U.S. auto sales data.

The global stock rally continued in Asia early Friday, with numerous markets hitting fresh multiyear highs - though gains show signs of cooling. Japan's Nikkei Stock Average NIK, +0.66% , which rose as much as 0.7% early to notch another 26-year best after Thursday's pop, finished morning trading up 0.2%.

U.S. stock-market indexes closed at all-time highs on Thursday, while the Dow topped the 25,000 milestone for the first time. All four benchmarks set intraday records, rising for the third straight session. The S&P closed at a record in each of the first three trading days of the new year, the first time it has done so since 1964, according to The Wall Street Journal Market Data Group. The Nasdaq did the same, for the first time since 1999.

(index / closing price / change items /% change)

Nikkei +741.39 23506.33 +3.26%

TOPIX +46.26 1863.82 +2.55%

Hang Seng +175.53 30736.48 +0.57%

CSI 300 +17.42 4128.81 +0.42%

Euro Stoxx 50 +59.00 3568.88 +1.68%

FTSE 100 +24.77 7695.88 +0.32%

DAX +189.68 13167.89 +1.46%

CAC 40 +82.41 5413.69 +1.55%

DJIA +152.45 25075.13 +0.61%

S&P 500 +10.93 2723.99 +0.40%

NASDAQ +12.38 7077.91 +0.18%

S&P/TSX +41.39 16412.94 +0.25%