U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 100 points on Thursday.

Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.25% to 53,902.41 while the NASDAQ rose 0.23% to 26,649.79. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.29% to 7,771.38.

Leading and Lagging Sectors

Real estate shares jumped by 0.7% on Thursday.

In trading on Thursday, energy stocks fell by 0.7%.