US stocks are falling after the US jobs data

The three major indices of US stocks fell today after data showed that the US economy added fewer jobs than expected in July while European stocks rose after the data with the STOXX 600 index up 0.3% and the FTSE 100 index up by 0.5%.

US Treasury yields for 10 years fell 12.7 basis points to 4.062%, and bond yields for 30 years fell 8.9 basis points to 4.215%, and the dollar index declined by 0.5%.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 150.27 points, or 0.43% to 35,065.62 points, and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 23.86 points, or 0.53%, to 4,478.03 points, and the Nasdaq Composite Index also declined 45.18 points, or 0.32%, to 13,914.54 points.

Shares of Apple (AAPL.O) fell 4.8%, the biggest daily percentage decline since Sept. 29, 2022, while shares of Amazon (AMZN.O) rose 8.3% on the day after the online retailer issued an optimistic forecast for the third quarter.