Wall Street points higher on optimism over end to US government shutdown

Wall Street points higher on optimism over end to US government shutdown Updated 17 mins ago Wall Street was on track to open with gains as an end to the U.S. government shutdown appeared closer while technology stocks regained their footing after swinging wildly in recent days. Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.4% before the bell Wednesday, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 0.3%. Futures for the technology-heavy Nasdaq index rose 0.6% The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history could be over soon, but not without having tripped up an already-scuffing economy. Advanced Micro Devices rose 5% overnight after the chipmaker forecast enormous revenue growth in its data center business due to AI demand.