Last updated March 4, 2010: 12:45 PM ET --- The major U.S. equity indices are trading higher Friday after the Labor Department's monthly jobs report showed fewer jobs were lost in February than expected, which helped push oil and other commodities higher. In corporate news, Shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are trading 3.9% higher to $218.80 after the company said its much-anticipated iPad table computer will hit store shelves on April 3. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is trading 0.83% higher at 10,530.45, the S&P500 (INX) is trading 1.01% higher at 1,134.32, and the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) is trading 1.16% higher at 2,318.82.