U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining over 300 points on Tuesday.

The Dow traded up 0.28% to 52,327.93 while the NASDAQ rose 1.31% to 26,157.23.

The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.67% to 7,490.49.

Leading and Lagging Sectors Information technology shares jumped by 1.6% on Tuesday.

In trading on Tuesday, real estate stocks fell by 2.1%.