Wall St ends up

Dow and S&P 500 avoided a three-day losing streak in volatile trade amid ongoing concerns over U.S. budget deadlock
Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 26.45 points at 14,802.98.
S&P 500 gained 0.95 points at 1,656.40.
Among key S&P sectors, telecoms shares led the gainers, while consumer discretionary fell.
Nasdaq fell 17.06 points to 3,677.78, suffering its worst three-day losing streak in more than three months.