U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 150 points on Thursday.The Dow traded up 0.28% to 44,380.09 while the NASDAQ rose 0.82% to 20,900.38. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.41% to 6,289.19.Check This Out: Top 2 Defensive Stocks That Are Ticking Portfolio BombsLeading and Lagging SectorsInformation technology shares jumped by 0.7% on Thursday.In trading on Thursday, health care stocks dipped by 0.8%.Top HeadlineGE Aerospace GE reported better-than-expe ...