Dow Jones Industrial Average Rallies 100 Points, Nasdaq Composite Within Spitting Distance Of All-Time Closing High

U.S. stocks gained in morning trading Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumping more than 100 points, as investors await speeches from two Federal Reserve officials that could shed more light on the timing of the central bank's interest rate hikes. The Nasdaq composite also rose to over 5,000 for the third time this month, a level not seen since 2000 during the dot-com bubble.