Egg prices have risen faster in the past year than any other grocery category. A deadly outbreak of bird flu in the U.S. is the primary culprit.

Mortgage applications to refinance a home loan jumped 6% last week from the previous week.

Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 205,000 in October, according to Dow Jones estimates.

Employment openings for the month totaled 10.72 million, well above the FactSet estimate of 9.85 million.