U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining over 250 points on Wednesday.The Dow traded up 0.59% to 42,994.38 while the NASDAQ fell 0.05% to 18,306.79. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.19% to 5,826.42.Check This Out: Top 3 Tech And Telecom Stocks That Could Lead To Your Biggest Gains This QuarterLeading and Lagging SectorsUtilities shares jumped by 0.8% on Tuesday.In trading on Tuesday, consumer staples shares fell by 0.5%.Top HeadlineU.S. Bancorp USB posted better-th ...