Wall Street traded higher on Wednesday as investors try to move away from the first debate between Trump and Biden and focus on the US economic recovery and further fiscal stimulus. The Dow Jones was up more than 300 points, the S&P 500 near 20 and the Nasdaq around 140. Fresh data showed the US economy contracted less than initially projected in Q2 and private businesses added more jobs than expected in September. Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said “I think we’re hopeful that we can get something done," regarding a new coronavirus aid bill. Still, stocks are on track for the first negative month since March with the Dow Jones down near 3.4% so far; the S&P 500 around 4.7% and the Nasdaq near 5.9%. Considering Q3, the Dow is up 6.4%, the S&P 500 7.6% and the Nasdaq 10.2%.

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