US Stocks Gain Following Economic Data; Dow Jumps Over 100 Points U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, following the release of several economic reports. Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.44% to 31,271.32 while the NASDAQ rose 0.17% to 11,739.78. The SP 500 also rose, gaining, 0.15% to 3,951.88. Also check this: Ethereum Records Gains; Here Are The Top Crypto Movers For Thursday Leading and Lagging Sectors Financial shares climbed 1.3% on Thursday. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Evolution Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: EPM ), up 19% and NACCO Industries, Inc. (NYSE: NC ) up 18%. In trading on Thursday, energy shares fell by 1.7%. Top Headline U.S. initial jobless claims fell by 5,000 to 213,000 in the week ended September 10th, compared to analysts’ estimates of 226,000. This was the lowest number of jobless claims since the last week of May. Equities Trading UP AMTD Digital Inc. (NYSE: HKD ) shares shot up 55% to $293.53 after jumping 312% on Wednesday. Shares of NeuroBo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: NRBO ) got a boost, shooting 39% to $23.42 after the company announced Dong-A has licensed its global exclusive development rights of DA-1241 for type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty hepatitis and DA-1726 for obesity and non-alcoholic fatty hepatitis to NeuroBo.