Wall Street Ends Higher in Anticipation of Jobs Data, Nvidia Tops Estimates

GLOBAL MARKET - NEW YORK. U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday, clawing back some ground lost during the recent selloff as investors positioned themselves ahead of Nvidia's much-anticipated quarterly results and crucial employment data that had been unavailable during the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown.

All three major U.S. stock indexes closed in positive territory, with tech strength putting the Nasdaq out front. Chipmaker Nvidia, which has come to represent the nascent artificial intelligence technology that has powered much of the stock market's rally in recent months, reported better-than-expected earnings and forecast fourth-quarter revenue above estimates.