The acceleration in jobs gains, slight dip in the unemployment rate, and increase in wage growth were just right. Stocks were higher Friday, led by the tech-laden Nasdaq Composite

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose as much as 0.7%, or 300 points, the S&P 500 climbed as much as 0.8% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq bounced as much as 1.2% and the small-cap Russell 2000 surged 1.6% shortly after market open, though gains were trimmed by late morning trading.

The S&P 500 climbed 0.9% and got close to its all-time high set on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 341 points, or 0.8%, to set its own record, while the Nasdaq composite