Dow Surges Over 550 Points As Shutdown Nears End: Investor Fear Eases, Greed Index In 'Fear' Zone

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed further easing in the overall fear level, while the index remained in the “Fear” zone on Tuesday.U.S. stocks settled mostly higher on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 550 points during the session as investors awaited a House vote on the temporary spending bill expected to end the record-long government shutdown later this week.Investors grew cautious after SoftBank (OTC:SFTBY) disclosed it had sold its entire $5.8 billion stake in Nvidia Corp. (N ...