U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 200 points on Thursday.The Dow traded up 0.78% to 49,462.35 while the NASDAQ gained 0.94% to 23,443.19. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.63% to 6,918.78.Check This Out: How To Earn $500 A Month From Goldman Sachs Stock Ahead Of Q4 EarningsLeading and Lagging SectorsCommunication services shares gained by 1.3% on Thursday.In trading on Wednesday, utilities stocks dipped by 0.5%.Top HeadlineAbbott Laboratories (NYSE ...