Stocks Settle Mostly Higher as Government Poised to Reopen

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday closed up +0.06%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.68%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.06%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) rose +0.08%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures…