U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 1% on Friday.The Dow traded up 0.55% to 48,216.43 while the NASDAQ jumped 1.10% to 23,260.50. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.83% to 6,830.85.Check This Out: Top 3 Industrials Stocks That Could Blast Off This MonthLeading and Lagging SectorsInformation technology shares rose by 1.6% on Friday.In trading on Friday, consumer staples stocks fell by 0.4%.Top HeadlineShares of Nike Inc. (NYSE:NKE) fell around 10% on F ...