Wall Street makes trading elections sound as easy as falling off a log: just invest in the stocks or sectors that are sure to benefit most under the proposed policies of one presidential candidate or the other and profits are sure to follow. Reality seems to often disappoint.

Amazon led U.S. stock indexes higher, while a surprisingly weak jobs report marred by some unusual occurrences cemented bets on Wall Street for another cut to interest rates next week.

U.S. stocks closed broadly higher as gains by some Big Tech companies helped offset a skid in oil-and-gas stocks