U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 200 points on Friday.

The Dow traded up 0.38% to 52,406.69 while the NASDAQ rose 0.25% to 25,184.43.

The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.22% to 7,453.96.

Leading and Lagging Sectors Consumer discretionary shares jumped by 5.6% on Friday.

In trading on Friday, materials stocks fell by 2.7%.