US sharemarkets posted firm gains on Friday. Better-than-expected job gains gave investors confidence about the state of the economy. The Dow Jones rose by 94 points or 0.4% with the S&P 500 up by 0.6% and the Nasdaq gained 64 points or 1.0%. Over the week the Dow rose 0.3%, the S&P 500 rose 0.1% and the Nasdaq rose by 0.2%.