U.S. stocks opened lower as investors weighed a jobs report that was slightly stronger than forecast. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+0.26%

was down 0.1% soon after the opening bell, while the S&P 500
SPX,
+0.29%

slipped 0.2% and the Nasdaq Composite
COMP,
+0.29%

shed 0.4%, according to FactSet data, at last check. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday the economy added 199,000 jobs in November while the unemployment rate fell to 3.7% from 3.9%. Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had forecast a total 190,000 were added last month. In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note was up about six basis points at around 4.21%, according to FactSet data, at last check. 

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