U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 400 points on Wednesday. The Dow traded up 1.07% to 41,177.51 while the NASDAQ rose 3.10% to 17,678.79. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 2.08% to 5,549.42. Leading and Lagging SectorsInformation technology shares jumped by 4.3% on Wednesday. In trading on Wednesday, health care shares rose by just 0.1%. Top HeadlineMicrosoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) reported better-than-expected earnings and sales results for its fourth quarter on Tuesday. Intelligent Cloud segment revenue was $28.5 billion, up 19% year-over-year, while Azure and other cloud services revenue posted year-over-year growth of 29% last quarter. Equities Trading UP                        Powell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:POWL) shares shot up 40% to $186.83 after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 GAAP EPS and sales. Shares of Modine Manufacturing Company (NYSE:MOD) ...