September 29, 2023 5:32 PM

Wall Street's main indexes end higher; Dow Jones Industrial average adds 0.5%

Wall Street's main indexes ended higher yesterday as investors assessed the latest batch of economic data and as a surge in Treasury yields stalled ahead of a key inflation report. Investors were also watching developments in Washington to see whether US lawmakers could avert a government shutdown.         The Nasdaq Composite index gained 0.8 percent while the S&P 500 rose 0.6 and the Dow Jones Industrial average added 0.5 percent....