U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 200 points on Friday.The Dow traded up 1.18% to 42,254.81 while the NASDAQ surged 1.31% to 18,332.35. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.95% to 5,759.63.Check This Out: Top 2 Real Estate Stocks You May Want To Dump This QuarterLeading and Lagging SectorsConsumer discretionary shares rose by 2.9% on Friday.In trading on Friday, utilities shares fell by 1.1%.Top HeadlineAmazon.com Inc. AMZN shares surged 7% on Friday ...