Early on Wednesday, Wall Street equities rose as Treasury bond yields declined and Congressmen worked to pass a short-term budget bill that would prevent a partial closure of the US government.
US stocks rise: After a gloomy September, which got worse recently as bond yields rose as a result of bets that interest rates will remain high for longer, analysts indicated the market is ready for a rebound.
Quincy Krosby of LPL Financial said that efforts in the Senate to pass a funding deal “help ease the mood of uncertainty hovering over markets,” and that better-than-expected durable goods data was helpful to stocks.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index increased 0.6 percent to 13,142.57, while the broad-based S&P 500 rose 0.4 percent to $4,287.47.
Four out of the last five days have seen a decline in US stocks, including Tuesday when major indices lost more than one percent.