US stocks popped on Thursday as investors digested a stronger-than-expected June jobs report that dampened hopes for a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut coming soon. The jobs report showed an increase of 147,

As for the main indexes, the S&P 500 was up 0.5% at 6,227 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.9% to 20,393 – new record closing highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.02% to 44,484.

Gift Nifty was trading around 25,567 level, a premium of nearly 20 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close, indicating a mildly positive start for the Indian stock market indices.