U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 100 points on Friday. The Dow traded up 0.32% to 42,145.03 while the NASDAQ rose 0.76% to 18,053.79. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.45% to 5,725.76. Check This Out: How To Earn $500 A Month From Phillips 66 Stock Ahead Of Q3 Earnings Leading and Lagging Sectors Consumer discretionary shares jumped by 0.7% on Friday. In trading on Friday, real estate shares dipped by 1.6%. Top Headline The U.S. economy added 254, ...