While you were sleeping: Rally on deal to end US government shutdown

While you were sleeping: Rally on deal to end US government shutdown
Margreet Dietz
By Margreet Dietz Jan. 23 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street gained, touching fresh record highs, as US senators agreed on a deal to end the government shutdown after three days.  In 1.19pm trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.3 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite Index rallied 0.7 percent. In 1.04pm trading, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index added 0.4 percent. The three benchmark indexes climbed to record highs. Investors are focused on a slew of corporate results slated for release this week, with more than 300 c...