U.S. stocks traded mostly higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining by more than 250 points on Friday.The Dow traded up 0.59% to 44,128.84 while the NASDAQ rose 0.08% to 18,986.80. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.28% to 5,965.15.Check This Out: Top 3 Materials Stocks That Could Blast Off In NovemberLeading and Lagging SectorsConsumer staples shares rose by 1.5% on Friday.In trading on Friday, communication services shares fell by 0.6%.Top HeadlineRoss Stores ROST reported better-than ...