U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining by more than 500 points on Thursday.The Dow traded up 1.24% to 43,945.57 while the NASDAQ rose 0.09% to 18,982.36. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.62% to 5,953.83.Check This Out: Jim Cramer Likes Devon Energy, But Calls Another Stock ‘Far Superior‘Leading and Lagging SectorsEnergy shares rose by 1.6% on Thursday.In trading on Thursday, communication services shares fell by 2.3%.Top HeadlineShares of Baidu, Inc BIDU fell ...