U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining 1% on Thursday.
The Dow traded up 1.02% to 41,508.88 while the NASDAQ rose 0.34% to 17,616.32. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.50% to 5,620.08.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Energy shares climbed by 1.5% on Thursday.
In trading on Thursday, real estate shares fell by 0.5%.
Top Headline
Dollar General Corporation(NYSE:DG) reported worse-than-expected second-quarter results and lowered its 2024 guidance.
The retail behemoth reported second-quarter earnings per share of $1.70, missing the analyst consensus of $1.78. Quarterly sales of $10.21 billion (+4.2% year over year) missed the street view of $10.368 billion.