US stocks up on jobs data in short trading day

US stocks rose as investors weighed better-than-expected jobs data against political turmoil in Portugal ahead of a key jobs report due Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 56.14 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 14,988.55, in a quiet session that closed at 1pm EDT ahead of Thursday's Independence Day holiday. Stock trading is set to re-open on Friday. Login to read the rest of this article Login using your social network Social Login Social Network * Login with Facebook Login with Twitter Login with LinkedIn Login with Google Login Login using your Newspass account User Login Username * Password * Remember me Login Opinion John Durie 'Competition in the telecoms sector depends much...