Wall Street edges higher as investors brush aside shutdown worries

Wall Street’s broader market averages traded in the green on Friday as market participants shrug off concerns about the U.S. government shutdown for the third day. Pushing higher was the blue-chip Dow (DJI) as it had climbed up by 0.9%. Also tracking higher on Friday was the benchmark S&P 500 (SP500) as it advanced by 0.3%. The tech focused Nasdaq …