U.S. stocks traded mostly higher this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 100 points on Thursday.

Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded down 0.04% to 46,000.59 while the NASDAQ rose 0.49% to 22,370.12. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.29% to 6,619.34.

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Leading and Lagging Sectors

Information technology shares jumped by 0.8% on Thursday.

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

Top Headline

U.S. initial jobless claims declined by 33,000 from the previous week to 231,000 in the second week of September, compared to market estimates of 240,000.

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  • 89bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:ETNB) shares shot up 85% to $14.97 after the company announced an agreement to be acquired by Roche.
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