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The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits remained elevated last week, a possible sign that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes over the past year may taking hold in what’s proved to be a resilient job market. U.S. applications for jobless claims were 262,000 for the week ending June 10th, the Labor Department reported Thursday, more than analysts were expecting. This week’s number mirrors last week’s, which was revised up by 1,000. The claims numbers for the past two weeks are the highest since October of 2021. The four-week moving average of claims, which flattens some of the week-to-week fluctuations, rose by by more than 9,000 to 246,750. That’s the highest level since November of 2021.

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Here is where the major benchmarks ended:

• The S&P 500 Index was up 53.25 points (1.2%) at 4,425.84; the Dow Jones industrial average was up 428.73 (1.3%) at 34,408.06; the NASDAQ Composite was up 156.34 (1.2%) at 13,782.82.
• The 10-year Treasury note yield (TNX) was down about 8 basis points at 3.718%.
• CBOE’s Volatility Index (VIX) was up 0.61 at 14.49.

Energy was the best performing sector Thursday as WTI crude oil futures rose more than 3%, putting them back above $70 per barrel, thanks to improving demand from China. Health care and retail stocks were also strong.

The euro surged above $1.09, its strongest level against the U.S. dollar in over a month, after the European Central Bank earlier Thursday hiked its benchmark deposit rate a quarter point to 3.5%, saying inflation is still too high.

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