US stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.29% By Investing.com – Investing.com

US stocks higher at close of trade; Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.29% By Investing.com – Investing.com

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 1.29%, while the index gained 1.22%, and the index gained 0.72%.

The best performers of the session on the were Home Depot Inc (NYSE:), which rose 2.64% or 8.37 points to trade at 325.37 at the close. Meanwhile, The Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:) added 2.63% or 4.04 points to end at 157.79 and JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:) was up 2.51% or 3.95 points to 161.40 in late trade.