Dow makes headway, as Nasdaq retreats NEW YORK, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. stock indexes were mixed Wednesday, as a private payroll firm said 118,000 jobs were added to the economy in November. Ahead of Friday's Labor Department report, which includes government jobs, Automatic Data Processing Inc. said the private sector job gains were smaller than expected. The Institute for Supply Management said its non-manufacturing purchasing index for November rose from 54.2 to 54.7, indicating a slightly faster pace for growth among service industries in the month. The Commerce Department said factory orders rose 0.8 percent in the month. In early afternoon trading Wednesday, the Dow Jones industrial average added 123.993 points, or 0.96 percent, to 13,075.77. The tech-heavy Nasdaq index shed 11.18 points, or 0.37 percent, to 2,985.50. The Standard and Poor's 500 added 6.95 points, or 0.49 percent, to 1,414. The 10-year treasury note rose 5/32 to yield 1.593 percent. The euro fell to $1.3086 from Tuesday's $1.3095. The dollar rose to 82.37 yen from 81.90 yen. Japan's Nikkei 225 index added 0.39 percent, 36.38 points, to 9,468.84. Britain's FTSE 100 index gained 0.39 percent, 23.04 points, to 5,892.08.