Wall Street gains as healthcare rally offsets fuel price drop

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Wall Street closed higher on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, with the Dow Jones gaining 1.02% as healthcare stocks led the rally, while falling fuel prices supported the market. The S&P 500 rose 0.28%, but the tech-heavy Nasdaq edged down 0.02%. Healthcare hit a record high, while Equifax and Hasbro surged over 11%. General Motors fell 6.8% on cost warnings. Brent crude fell 0.7% to $108.79, and the 10-year Treasury yield dropped to 5.12%. Markets now await the Fed's October 27-28 meeting, with traders pricing a 92% chance of a December rate hike.


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