U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.48%

U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.48%

© Reuters. U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.48%

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

At the close in NYSE, the rose 0.48% to hit a new all time high, while the index climbed 0.36%, and the index climbed 0.10%.

The best performers of the session on the were Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:), which rose 2.27% or 1.17 points to trade at 52.81 at the close. Meanwhile, Home Depot Inc (NYSE:) added 1.67% or 5.39 points to end at 328.13 and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:) was up 1.13% or 3.82 points to 342.37 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Boeing Co (NYSE:), which fell 1.19% or 2.99 points to trade at 248.12 at the close. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:) declined 0.78% or 0.42 points to end at 53.30 and Chevron Corp (NYSE:) was down 0.46% or 0.48 points to 102.94.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were PPG Industries Inc (NYSE:) which rose 8.73% to 167.41, Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:) which was up