The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 295.01 points, or 0.56 per cent, to 53,061.89, the S&P 500 gained 35.16 points, or 0.46 per cent, to 7,666.63 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 118.05 points, or 0.45 per cent, to 26,217.83. ^[1] Wall Street advanced on September 2, ending a three-day losing streak as investors searched for deals among stocks and sectors that might have been oversold amid recent risk-off moves. ^[2] All three major US stock indexes gained ground, with the small-cap Russell 2000 outperforming its larger-cap peers by rising 1.1 per cent. ^[3] All three major U.S. stock indexes gained ground on Wednesday, with the small-cap Russell 2000 outperforming its larger-cap peers by rising 1.1%. ^[4] The market-shaking global bond selloff continued, fueled by fears over inflation and mushrooming government debt, and compounded by escalating tensions in the Middle East between the United States and Iran. ^[5]