... Stocks closed smartly higher thanks to a better-than-expected jobs report, some short covering ahead of three-day weekend. GS shares up 5%+ on news it shutting its principal strategies biz. NYSE breadth 23-7 positive, NASDAQ breadth 19-6 positive as Aug. Nonfarm Payrolls fell 54,000, July revised to -54,000 from -131,000, Aug. unemployment rate rose to 9.6% from 9.5%, Aug. ISM Services Index fell to 51.5 from 54.3 in July. Next week, focus will be on Fed Beige Book on Wednesday, Obama's promises for new economic proposals. Treasuries off. Dollar index, gold, oil futures off.

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