Stock Market Today: Dow Scores Second Consecutive Close As House Returns to End Shutdown

Nine of the index's holdings are in the red today, but UnitedHealth (+3.62%) and Goldman Sachs (+2.69%), are helping pushing things to the upside. Here's the heatmap:The Dow (+0.82%) is the standout index again today, sprinting far ahead of the other major U.S. indexes. At this rate, it's on track for another record close, sitting at 48,320.17 at last glance.I think we're fair in saying that we're past the midday point. It's another one of those days where the majority of equities are on the rise (53.6%, or ...