Tech drives Wall Street higher as jobs report calms inflation fears Reuters | Jun 04, 2021 10:54 PM EDT A Wall St. street sign is seen near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., (Photo : REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo) U.S. stocks climbed on Friday, led by technology shares, after a tepid U.S. monthly jobs report relieved investor concerns the Federal Reserve might rein in monetary stimulus soon. U.S. employers increased hiring in May and raised wages as they competed for workers. But the nonfarm payrolls increase of 559,000 jobs was below the 650,000 forecast of economists polled by Reuters.