Global shares eye upbeat end to week as investors look for strong US jobs data, while cryptocurrencies struggle
A stock trader claps at the end of trade at the New York Stock Exchange
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Global stocks eyed an upbeat end to the week on Friday, trading near record highs ahead of the highly anticipated monthly update on US jobs, with investors braced for another possible surprise after April’s big miss.
S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures were last up 0.04% at 4:22 a.m. E.T., but Dow Jones futures were 0.03% lower. On Thursday, US stock markets closed lower after a strong ADP reading…
