U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares higher. At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.66% to hit a new all time high, while the S&P 500 index climbed 0.74%, and the NASDAQ Composite index gained 0.88%. Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons. The best performers of the session on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE), which rose 3.24% or 4.32 points to trade at 137.81 at the close. Meanwhile, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) added 2.47% or 5.67 points to end at 235.48 and Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) was up 1.85% or 0.97 points to 53.41 in late trade.