By FOX Business Team , Christina Shaw, Bradford Betz and Stephen Sorace | Fox Business
Stocks are higher on Thursday, extending gains from the prior two sessions.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up more than 300 points, or 0.8%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.5% and 2%, respectively.
The major indexes opened mixed on Thursday after China said there are no ongoing talks with the U.S. on tariffs.
Ministry of Commerce spokesman He Yadong said on Thursday that “Any claims about the progress of China-U.S. trade negotiations are groundless as trying to catch the wind and have no factual basis,” according to The Associated Press.