Dow Jumps 300 Points; Procter & Gamble Shares Gain After Q2 Results

U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 300 points on Thursday.Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.63% to 49,387.01 while the NASDAQ gained 0.77% to 23,402.89. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.51% to 6,910.38.Leading and Lagging SectorsCommunication services shares gained by 1.7% on Thursday.In trading on Wednesday, energy stocks dipped by 0.4%.Top HeadlineProcter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) stock gained around 2% on Thursday after the consumer ...