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US markets rose after a US jobs report showed slower hiring, easing concerns about inflation and further interest rate hikes.","category":"Business & Economy","area":null,"publishedAt":"2026-10-05T08:45:42.549Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-04T20:09:46.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T08:45:42.549Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":61,"hype":21,"notes":{"trust":"Two full reports and four digests cover the ASX's flat finish, with one report detailing Wall Street's gains.","critic":"Reports detail market movements, company news, and economic factors, with clear separation of fact and comment.","hype":"Headlines are measured, with one digest noting Wall Street's climb and the jobs report's impact on inflation worries."}},"tags":["#ASX","#WallStreet","#JobsReport","#Inflation","#Markets"],"entities":["ASX 200","S&P 500","Dow Jones Industrial Average","Nasdaq composite","CSL","Alentis Therapeutics","BHP","Rio Tinto"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The ASX 200 closed 0.1% higher at 8,686 points, with miners and healthcare stocks leading gains.","US stock markets recorded gains on Friday, with the S&P 500 up 0.7%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite up 1.2%.","US employers added 29,000 jobs last month, a significant slowdown from August's 133,000 hires, easing inflation concerns.","Biotech giant CSL gained 0.9% after announcing a deal with Alentis Therapeutics."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Australian Securities Exchange 200 index closed marginally higher, gaining 0.1% to finish at 8,686 points. The session saw gains led by the healthcare and materials sectors, with biotech firm CSL adding 0.9% following an announcement of a development deal with Swiss company Alentis Therapeutics. Mining giants BHP and Rio Tinto also saw increases of 1.11% and 0.7% respectively. The Australian dollar was trading at US69.37¢."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"On Wall Street, major indices closed higher on Friday. The S&P 500 rose 0.7%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 1.2%. These gains followed the release of US employment figures which showed that employers added 29,000 jobs last month. This figure represents a slowdown from August's net hiring rate of 133,000 and has been interpreted as easing concerns that a strong US economy could fuel inflation."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on market close"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"WA Today reported that the S&P/ASX200 ended Monday 3.5 points higher, up 0.04 per cent to 8685.6. 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