U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Dow Jones gaining around 80 points on Thursday.
Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.24% to 33,630.52 while the NASDAQ rose 0.12% to 13,108.31. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.25% to 4,285.08.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Real estate shares rose by 0.9% on Thursday.
In trading on Thursday, utilities shares fell by 0.6%.
Top Headline
U.S. initial jobless claims rose by 2,000 to 204,000 in the week ending Sept. 23, versus market expectations of 215,000.
Equities Trading UP
Bionomics Limited (NASDAQ: BNOX) shares shot up 340% to $4.32 after the company announced the ATTUNE trial met its primary endpoint showing BNC210 treatment led to a statistically significant reduction in total PTSD symptom severity at 12 weeks.
Shares of Baudax Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: BXRX) got a boost, shooting 93% to $0.5798 after the company announced it was granted orphan drug designation by the FDA for TI-168 for the treatment of Hemophilia A with inhibitors.
Chico's FAS, Inc. (NYSE: CHS) shares were also up, gaining 62% to $7.47 ...