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

Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.20% to 52,764.81 while the NASDAQ dipped 1.04% to 25,995.84 The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.43% to 7,539.65.

Leading and Lagging Sectors

Consumer staples shares jumped by 2.2% on Thursday.

In trading on Thursday, information technology stocks fell by 2.1%.