US open: Stocks trade higher, Dow briefly crosses 40,000
As of 1545 BST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.21% at 39,993.40, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both advanced 0.17% to 5,316.91 and 16,770.15, respectively. The Dow opened 85.40 points higher on Thursday, paring early gains after the …