Stock Market News for Oct 2, 2025
Wall Street closed higher on Wednesday, driven by healthcare stocks. Investors shrugged off weaker-than-expected private payrolls data and concerns surrounding the first day of the U.S. federal government shutdown. All three benchmark indexes finished in the green. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) climbed 0.1%, or 43.21 points, to close at 46,441.1. Fifteen components of…