U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones jumping more than 200 points following the release of data on initial jobless claims.
Gainers
Allena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALNA) rose 39.6% to $0.2471 in pre-market trading after declining over 8% on Wednesday. Allena Pharmaceuticals recently announced rescheduling of special meeting to approve reverse stock split.