Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq surge as January jobs report exceeds expectations

US stocks surged to start the trading session on Wednesday after data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the US economy added 130,000 jobs in January, exceeding expectations. The unemployment rate ticked down slightly to 4.3% from 4.4%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) led the way up with a gain of roughly 0.9%, while the blue chip-heavy Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) picked up 0.6%, or 280 points, and the S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose 0.7%. Investor attention coming into Wednesday was f ...