U.S. stocks close higher as weak jobs data cools Fed rate-hike bets

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday, as a weaker-than-expected jobs report for September bolstered bets that the Federal Reserve will hold off on raising interest rates this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 250 points, or 0.49 percent, to close at 51,176.96. The S&P 500 gained 0.7 percent, rising 56.27 to 7,722.72, while the Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.19 percent, adding 319.27 to 27,190.86, hitting an all-time high earlier in the day before pulling b