U.S. stocks are rising Friday after a report showed U.S. employers went on a stronger spree of hiring last month. The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher in morning trading after paring a bigger gain from the open of trading.

Shares of Chubb Ltd. CB inched 0.71% higher to $290.59 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.90% to 5,751.07 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.

U.S. stocks are rising amid a rush of optimism Friday after a report showed U.S. employers went on a stronger spree of hiring last month.