U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones gaining over 150 points on Monday. The Dow traded up 0.46% to 34,505.54 while the NASDAQ rose 0.43% to 13,649.27. The S&P 500, also rose, gaining, 0.31% to 4,419.35. Check This Out: Top 5 Tech Stocks That May Plunge This Quarter Leading and Lagging Sectors Materials shares jumped by 1% on Monday. In trading on Monday, utilities shares rose by just 0.03%. Top Headline Hersha Hospitality Trust (NYSE:HT) announced a merger with KSL Capital Partners LLC, an investor in travel and leisure businesses. Equities Trading UP Hawaiian Electric Industries,...