Strong jobs growth lifted the markets to a higher close with the Dow gaining 62 points to 17,006. Nasdaq rose 9 points to 4,717.

On the upside

Shares of Bon-Ton Stores (Nasdaq: BONT) continued to climb.

Rising crude oil prices lifted shares of Bonanza Creek Energy (NYSE: BCEI).

The corruption investigation involving Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) expanded to former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

On the downside

Republic Jet Airways (Nasdaq: RJET) VP Finance & Treasurer Jason Secore resigned.

InfraREIT (NYSE: HIFR) reported higher fourth quarter earnings and revenue but the stock price fell.

Profit taking weighed down shares of GOL Linhas (NYSE: GOL).

In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 5 to 3 on the NYSE and by nearly 3 to 2 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 rose 6 points to 1,999. Bitcoin dropped $13 to $407.