U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 200 points on Thursday.
Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.52% to 39,718.37 while the NASDAQ rose 0.84% to 16,506.28. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.53% to 5,252.23.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Information technology shares rose by 0.9% on Thursday.
In trading on Thursday, consumer staples shares fell by 0.1%.
Top Headline
U.S. initial jobless claims declined by 2,000 to 210,000 on the week ending March 16, versus market estimates of 215,000.
Equities Trading UP
Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: YTEN) shares shot up 171% to $0.6590 after the company announced that the USDA-APHIS Biotechnology Regulatory Services determined that the Camelina sativa varieties may be planted and bred in the United States.
Shares of Kaival Brands Innovations Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: KAVL) got a boost, surging 104% to $2.71 after falling 11% on Wednesday.
Asset Entities Inc. (NASDAQ: ASST) shares were also up, gaining 36% to $0.7128 after the company announced that it entered into an agreement with Zendrop.
Equities Trading DOWN
Movella Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: MVLA) shares dropped 61% to $0.1110 after the company announced ...