PANews, May 9 - U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday, with the Dow initially up 0.6%, the S&P 500 rising 0.58%, and the Nasdaq gaining 1.07%. Cryptocurrency-related stocks led the market, with Canaan Creative (CAN.O) up nearly 9%, Robinhood (HOOD.O) rising 8%, and MicroStrategy (MSTR.O) up over 5%. Google A (GOOGL.O) increased nearly 2%, and Tesla (TSLA.O) rose 3%.