NYSE Logs First Monthly Decline since March

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed higher on Wednesday, as Wall Street investors seem to ignore the first Presidential debate, which took place last night.

In addition, talks between the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, renewed hopes for a new stimulus package before the elections in November.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average levelled up by 329.04 points, or 1.2%, and closed at the level of 27,781.70 points, losing 2.3% for the month of September.

The S&P 500 index closed higher by 27.53 points, or 0.8%, at 3,363 points, recording monthly losses of 3.9%.

The Nasdaq Composite added 82.26 point, or 0.7%, and finished at the level of 11,167.51 points, falling by 5.2% during the ending month.

This marks the first decline for the three indices since March.

During the third quarter (Q3) of the year, Dow Jones gained 7.6%, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq increased by 8.5% and 11%.