Wall Street Closes Higher, Boosted by Healthcare as Investors Shrug off Jobs Data, US Shutdown

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Oct 1 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main stock indexes closed higher on Wednesday, with the biggest boost from the healthcare sector, as investors looked past weaker-than-expected private payrolls data and uncertainty around the first day of the U.S. federal government shutdown.

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