He tweeted that the month-long funding measure should not contain money for a children's health insurance program - funds his administration has expressly supported - then the White House quickly said he indeed supports the legislation.
The Standard & Poor's 500 rose 26 points, or 0.9%, to 2,802. The Nasdaq Composite added 75 points, or 1.03%, to 7,298. The Dow added nearly 280 points in early trading in NY, hitting a high of 26,081 before falling back below the 26,000 mark towards lunchtime.