Live: Unemployment rate rises to 4.1 per cent in April as Australian share market trades higher

Live: Unemployment rate rises to 4.1 per cent in April as Australian share market trades higher

ASX 200: +1.7% to 7,886 points (live figures below) Australian dollar: -0.2% at 66.79 US cents S&P 500: +1.2% to 5,308 points Nasdaq: 1.4 % to 16,742 points Spot gold: steady at $US2,395/ounce Brent crude: +0.73% to $US82.94/barrel Iron ore: -0.6% to $US114.20/tonne Bitcoin: flat at $US65,977 Prices current around 12:10pm AEST. Live updates on the major ASX indices: Key Event 'Remarkable' that new jobs are being created while jobless rate rises, Chalmers says K By Kate Ainsworth Treasurer Jim …