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Futures add to gains on strong Nov. jobs data

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Last Updated : Dec 08 2017 | 7:25 PM IST

(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures extended gains on Friday after a Labor Department report showed job growth increased at a strong clip in November and wages rebounded.

Dow e-minis were up 53 points, or 0.22 percent, with 15,613 contracts changing hands. S&P 500 e-minis were up 6.5 points, or 0.25 percent, with 125,472 contracts traded. Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 28.25 points, or 0.45 percent, on volume of 22,321 contracts.

(Reporting by Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)

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