Not Yet: Dow Gains 69 Points as Risk is Back On

Stocks rose today because as oil prices and the dollar rose , while Treasurys fell , suggesting that investors aren't going to let a little thing like Donald J. Trump's health-care defeat last week bring down the market. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% to 2,368.06 today, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 20,728.49 points, or 0.3%, to 20,728.49. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.3% to 5,914.34. NatWest's Blake Gwinn and team downplay the possibility that the Republicans will eventually pass a modified health-care bill :