US stocks climb on stimulus hopes, still post first monthly loss since March

Thomson ReutersUS stocks climbed on Wednesday as investors digested a disorderly presidential debate and wavering hopes for a near-term stimulus deal.All three major US indexes climbed through the day on renewed hopes for a deal. Stocks pared some gains after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell balked at Democrats' latest proposal.The trio of indexes notched their first monthly losses since March after failing to retrace early September's tech-led slumps.On the economic data front, the Septem