Shares of Textron Inc. TXT inched 0.73% higher to $86.74 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.90% to 5,751.07 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.

U.S. stocks are rising Friday after a report showed U.S. employers went on a stronger spree of hiring last month. The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher in morning trading after paring a bigger gain from the open of trading.

U.S. stocks are rising amid a rush of optimism Friday after a report showed U.S. employers went on a stronger spree of hiring last month.

Shares of Chevron Corp. CVX slumped 0.34% to $150.74 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.90% to 5,751.07 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.