U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.07%

U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.07%

Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NYSE, the rose 0.07%, while the index gained 0.20%, and the index climbed 0.36%.

The best performers of the session on the were Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:), which rose 2.56% or 6.19 points to trade at 248.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:) added 1.69% or 4.76 points to end at 286.16 and Nike Inc (NYSE:) was up 1.61% or 2.59 points to 163.67 in late trade.