Stocks are mostly higher in afternoon trading on Thursday after seeing considerable volatility earlier in the session. After ending the previous session little changed, the major averages have all moved to the upside.
Currently, the major averages are off their highs of the session but still in positive territory. The Nasdaq is up 131.98 points or 1.2 percent at 11,445.33, the S&P 500 is up 26.99 points or 0.7 percent at 4,043.21 and the Dow is up 125.83 points or 0.4 percent at 33,869.67.
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