U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 150 points on Thursday.The Dow traded up 0.37% to 46,190.85 while the NASDAQ rose 1.07% to 22,500.28. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.62% to 6,641.29.Check This Out: This Target Analyst Begins Coverage On A Bearish Note; Here Are Top 5 Initiations For ThursdayLeading and Lagging SectorsInformation technology shares jumped by 0.8% on Thursday.In trading on Thursday, materials stocks fell by 0.7%.Top HeadlineDarden ...