US stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.06% By Investing.com – Investing.com

US stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.06% By Investing.com – Investing.com

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 gained 1.06%, while the index climbed 1.49%, and the index gained 2.32%.

The best performers of the session on the were Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:), which rose 2.77% or 9.94 points to trade at 368.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:) added 2.74% or 5.79 points to end at 217.66 and Boeing Co (NYSE:) was up 2.60% or 5.79 points to 228.43 in late trade.