Industrials, tech stocks lift Wall Street at the end of choppy month

Wall Street's main indexes rose on Wednesday, led by industrials and technology-related stocks, although investors remained cautious after a heated presidential debate pointed to a tough election race ahead.
 

Ten of the 11 major S&P indexes were trading higher, with energy also among the biggest gainers in early trading.
 

Financials and energy stocks have both been hammered this month as investors oscillated between growth-linked and value-linked sectors.
 

The S&P 500 was headed for its first monthly decline since the coronavirus-driven crash in March, with trading becoming more volatile in the past few weeks on increasing doubts about whether President Donald