U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.66%

U.S. stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.66%

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 0.66% to hit a new all time high, while the index climbed 0.74%, and the index gained 0.88%.

The best performers of the session on the were Nike Inc (NYSE:), which rose 3.24% or 4.32 points to trade at 137.81 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:) added 2.47% or 5.67 points to end at 235.48 and Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:) was up 1.85% or 0.97 points to 53.41 in late trade.