NEW YORK: Stocks fell on Friday as concerns over recent lofty share price gains dampened enthusiasm for a report showing US businesses hired more than twice the number of workers expected in October.
The US economy added 126,000 non-farm jobs last month, marking the third straight monthly gain, while the unemployment rate slipped to 6.0% from 6.1% in September, the government said.
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