U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 450 points on Thursday. The Dow traded up 1.70% to 39,423.02 while the NASDAQ rose 2.79% to 16,647.90. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 2.25% to 5,316.73. Leading and Lagging SectorsInformation technology shares climbed by 3.3% on Thursday. In trading on Thursday, utilities shares rose by just 0.5%. Top HeadlineUS Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE:USFD) reported better-than-expected sales for the second quarter. The company reported adjusted earnings per share of 93 cents, in line with the street view. Quarterly sales of $9.70 billion (+7.7%) outpaced the analyst consensus of $9.64 billion. Equities Trading UP                        XPEL, Inc. (NASDAQ:XPEL) shares shot up 41% to $44.86 after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter financial results. Shares of Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: