U.S. stocks traded mostly higher this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 1% on Thursday.
Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.06% to 43,757.89 while the NASDAQ rose 1.06% to 19,184.31. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.52% to 5,959.89.
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Consumer discretionary shares surged by 1.6% on Thursday.
In trading on Thursday, financials shares fell by 0.9%.
Top Headline
The Hershey Company(NYSE:HSY) posted weaker-than-expected results for the third quarter on Thursday.
Hershey posted adjusted EPS of $2.34, missing market estimates of $2.56. The company's quarterly sales came in at $2.987 billion versus expectations of $3.077 billion.
Hershey slashed its...
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