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.