U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq Composite surging over 200 points on Thursday.
The Dow traded up 0.87% to 38,234.10 while the NASDAQ rose 1.45% to 15,832.17. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.90% to 5,063.69.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Information technology shares rose by 1.1% on Thursday.
In trading on Thursday, materials shares fell by 0.8%.
Top Headline
Dentsply Sirona Inc. (NASDAQ:XRAY) shares fell around 5% on Thursday after reporting first-quarter results.
The company reported adjusted earnings per share of 42 cents, in line with the street view. Quarterly revenues of $953 million missed the street view of $969.136 million.
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