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.Check This Out: Top 3 Tech Stocks You’ll Regret Missing This MonthLeading and Lagging SectorsEnergy shares climbed by 1.5% on Thursday.In trading on Thursday, real estate shares fell by 0.5%.Top HeadlineDollar General Corporation DG reported worse-than-expected second-quarter resul ...