U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining over 150 points on Thursday.The Dow traded up 0.54% to 50,186.91 while the NASDAQ rose 0.63% to 25,328.88. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.26% to 7,285.56.Leading and Lagging SectorsIndustrials shares jumped by 1.5% on Thursday.In trading on Thursday, communication services stocks fell by 1.6%.Top HeadlineDriven Brands Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:DRVN) reported better-than-expected first-quarter adjusted EPS results and reaffirmed its FY26 adjusted EPS and sales guidance.Equities Trading UP Equities Trading DOWNCommoditiesIn commodity news, oil traded up 0.7% to $90.62 while gold traded down 0.7% at $4,103.10.Silver traded down 0.7% to $64.275 on Thursday, while copper rose 0.1% to $6.2730.Euro zoneEuropean shares were higher today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 gained 1.1%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index rose 1.4%. London's FTSE 100 rose 1.1%, Germany's DAX gained 0.5%, while France's CAC 40 rose 1.1%.Asia Pacific MarketsAsian markets closed mostly lower on Thursday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 gaining 0.06%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declining 0.65%, China's Shanghai Composite dipping 0.16% and India's BSE Sensex falling 0.20%.Economics