Wall Street gains ground following a solid jobs report and marks another winning week

NEW YORK — Stocks gained ground on Wall Street Friday following a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market.

The gains were broad, with every sector in the S&P 500 rising. That solidified a second consecutive winning week for the benchmark index, which has rallied back from a slump two months ago to come within striking distance of its record high.

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The S&P 500 rose 61.06 points, or 1 percent, to 6,000.36. It is now within 2.3 percent of its record.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 443.13 points, or 1 percent, to 42,762.87. The Nasdaq rose 231.50 points, or 1.2 percent, to 19,529.95.

Technology stocks, with their outsized values, led the broad gains. Chipmaker Nvidia jumped 1.2 percent and iPhone maker Apple rose 1.6 percent.

Tesla rose 3.7 percent