Stocks recover from lows to close positive
Stocks were down more than 1 percent in early trading but managed to pull back to close positive on bargain hunting. Investors initially unloaded stocks after data showed non-farm payrolls fell by an unexpected 20k in Jan, despite a surprise drop in unemployment to 9.7%.
DJIA +10.05pts (0.10%) at 10012.23
S&P +3.08pts (0.29%) at 1066.19
Nasdaq +15.69pts (0.74%) at 2141.12