NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are getting back to rising on Wednesday, while the price of gold is pushing further past $4,000 per ounce.

The S&P 500 climbed 0.5% a day after breaking its seven-day winning streak, and it's on track to top its all-time high set on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 141 points, or 0.3%, as of 12:58 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.8% higher.

Trading has been relatively muted recently following the U.S. government’s latest shutdown. The closure has delayed the release of several major economic reports that usually move the market. Stocks have been drifting without them or other signals to alter expectations for continued cuts to interest rates by the Federal Reserve, one of the major reasons for the stock market's surge since Apri

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