U.S. stocks opened slightly higher in early trading following the release of employment data indicating a significant slowdown in job market growth. The three major indexes showed modest gains at the opening bell.

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Leading technology stocks displayed a mixed performance. Amazon saw an increase of more than 3%, while AMD declined by over 2%. Other major tech companies showed varied movements in early market activity.

The employment report, which pointed to weaker-than-expected job growth,

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appears to have eased some investor concerns about aggressive monetary policy tightening. This contributed to the cautiously optimistic opening in the equity markets.

Market participants are closely monitoring economic indicators for further signals regarding the health of the labor market and overall economic momentum.

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The early session suggests a tentative positive reaction to the cooling employment figures.

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