U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones index surging past the 40,000 mark on Friday. The Dow traded up 1.09% to 40,187.34 while the NASDAQ rose 1.30% to 18,521.69. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 1.12% to 5,647.26. Check This Out: This Spotify Analyst Begins Coverage On A Bullish Note; Here Are Top 5 Initiations For Friday Leading and Lagging SectorsInformation technology shares jumped by 1.5% on Friday. In trading on Friday, communication services shares fell by 0.2%. Top Headline Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) reported better-than-expected results for its second quarter. The bank posted a second-quarter fiscal 2024 revenue growth of 4% year-over-year to $20.14 billion, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $20.07 billion. GAAP EPS of $1.52 beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.39. Equities Trading UP                        Vicinity Motor Corp. (NASDAQ:VEV) shares shot up 114% to $0.7251 after the company announced CARB certification for the VMC 1200 class 3 electric truck. Shares of Nisun International Enterprise Development Group Co., Ltd (NASDAQ:NISN) got a boost, surging 46% to $8.80 following FY23 earnings. Zapp Electric Vehicles Group Limited (NASDAQ:ZAPP) ...