U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.38%

U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.38%

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 added 0.38%, while the index gained 0.52%, and the index gained 0.13%.

The best performers of the session on the were Nike Inc (NYSE:), which rose 2.30% or 3.56 points to trade at 158.05 at the close. Meanwhile, The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:) added 1.41% or 2.11 points to end at 151.82 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:) was up 1.38% or 1.45 points to 106.19 in late trade.