Wall Street ended an erratic week with a big advance Friday after the Labor Department said employers added 128,000 jobs in August, signaling that an economic slowdown might not be as severe as some have predicted. The major indexes ended the week with gains.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 83.00, or 0.73 percent, to 11,464.15. Broader stock indicators also posted gains Friday. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index gained 7.19, or 0.55 percent, rising to 1,311.01, and the Nasdaq composite index rose 9.41, or 0.43 percent, to 2,193.16.
