Reuters Quote: US STOCKS – Wall St opens sharply higher after strong jobs data

Reuters Quote: US STOCKS – Wall St opens sharply higher after strong jobs data

* Nonfarm payrolls up by 223,000, just below the 224,000 expected * Unemployment rate falls to lowest since May 2008 * Microsoft jumps on news it’s not pursuing Salesforce * All 30 Dow components in the black * Indexes up: Dow 1.22 pct, S&P 1.02 pct, Nasdaq 1 pct (Updates to open, adds comment) By…