Nasdaq Gains 0.5%; TJX Earnings Top Estimates

U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 0.5% on Wednesday.The Dow traded up 0.08% to 40,867.75 while the NASDAQ rose 0.49% to 17,903.01. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.37% to 5,618.02.Check This Out: Executives Buying W. P. Carey And 2 Other StocksLeading and Lagging SectorsConsumer discretionary shares climbed by 1.2% on Wednesday.In trading on Wednesday, financials shares fell by 0.3%.Top HeadlineTJX Companies, Inc. TJX reported strong second-quarte ...