U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 100 points on Thursday.

Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded down 0.06% to 52,318.21 while the NASDAQ rose 0.46% to 25,988.39. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.24% to 7,500.39.

Leading and Lagging Sectors

Information technology shares jumped by 1.4% on Thursday.

In trading on Thursday, consumer staples stocks fell by 1.7%.