Market Range-Bound as Feb Non-Farm Payrolls Date Approaches (2/10/2026)

Equity markets closed range-bound in early sessions on Friday, February 10, 2026, as investors await the release of the February nonfarm payrolls report at 10:00 a.m. EST. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 traded within 25 points of each other, with the Nasdaq Composite +/- 50 points. Analysts expect the report to show 200,000新增 jobs, keeping the labor market steady, and signaling potential pause in Fed policy for the spring. The jobs data is a key gauge of inflationary pressures and central bank policy decisions.