U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 200 points on Friday. The Dow traded up 1.01% to 38,987.23 while the NASDAQ rose 1.50% to 16,289.37. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 1.29% to 5,213.49. Check This Out: Top 3 Materials Stocks That May Explode This Quarter   Leading and Lagging Sectors   Communication services shares jumped by 1.9% on Friday. In trading on Friday, utilities shares rose by just 0.2%.   Top Headline   U.S. employers added 303,000 nonfarm payrolls in March, marking an increase from the 270,000 reading in February and surpassing the expected 212,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday. The unemployment rate slowed from 3.9% to 3.8%, easing more than expected.   Equities Trading UP   MediaCo Holding Inc. (NASDAQ: MDIA) shares shot up 207% to $4.2946 after a 13D amended filing showed Standard General L.P. reported a 95.2% stake in the company as of April 1, 2024. Shares of GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ: GCTS) got a boost, surging 47% to $8.41 after the company and Aramco signed an MOU to accelerate the development of the 4G and 5G ...