Major market averages ( ^DJI , ^IXIC , ^GSPC ) move into positive territory at Thursday's open , the Nasdaq Composite seeing early gains as high as 1.4% after hopeful initial jobless claims data reported this morning.

The Morning Brief's Brad Smith and Seana Smith report market moves after the opening bell, while Jared Blikre keeps a close watch on the action in Treasury yields ( ^TYX , ^TNX , ^FVX ), the volatility index ( ^VIX ), and the consumer discretionary ( XLY ) and consumer staples ( XLP ) sectors.

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This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan .