U.S. stocks traded mostly higher this morning, with the Dow Jones gaining around 100 points on Thursday.

Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.30% to 38,923.18 while the NASDAQ rose 0.03% to 17,192.90. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.10% to 5,359.50.

Leading and Lagging Sectors

Information technology shares rose by 0.4% on Thursday.

In trading on Thursday, real estate shares fell by 0.6%.

Top Headline

U.S. initial jobless claims rose by 8,000 to 229,000 in the week ending June 1, compared to market estimates of 220,000.

Equities Trading UP

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