U.S. stocks traded mostly higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 250 points on Friday. The Dow traded up 0.62% to 44,001.69 while the NASDAQ fell 0.01% to 19,268.55. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.40% to 5,997.19. Check This Out: How To Earn $500 A Month From Nvidia Stock After Trump Win Leading and Lagging Sectors Utilities shares surged by 1.6% on Friday. In trading on Friday, materials shares fell by 0.8%. Top Headline The University of Michigan consumer sentiment rose to 73 in November, recording the highest reading in seven months, versus a reading of…