Stocks held steady and near session highs heading into the final hour of trading Thursday. The Nasdaq led in the stock market today, climbing 1.7%. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones industrial average each picked up 1.6%. Volume on the NYSE and Nasdaq was tracking slightly lower than Wednesday’s levels. The Nasdaq has recovered losses from a three-day slide that started Friday and is less than 2% off its 52-week high.