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Upbeat jobs data lifts markets

Upbeat jobs data sent the markets up to a higher close with the Dow soaring 100 points to 17,484. Nasdaq slipped 2 points to 4,620.

On the upside

Shares of Alpha Natural Resources (Nasdaq: ANR) climbed over hopes that the new Republican Congress would moderate EPA rules on coal.

Shares of Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) continued climbing. 

Hudson Valley (NYSE: HVB) will merge with Sterling Bancorp (NYSE: STL).

On the downside

Celldex Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CLDX) widened losses for the third quarter and changed the patient requirements for a study of glembatumumab vedotin to treat metastatic triple negative breast cancer.

Falling gold prices weighed down shares of Iamgold (NYSE: IAG).

Enphase Energy (Nasdaq: ENPH) swung to a profit for the third quarter but the company forecast lower gross margin for the current quarter.

In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 7 to 5 on the NYSE and by nearly 10 to 9 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 climbed 11 points to 2023. Bitcoin gained $11 to $337.

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