US Stocks Close Higher on Thursday Amid Key Sector Gains

The US stock market closed higher on Thursday as gains in key sectors drove shares up.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 0.62%, while the S&P 500 gained 1.14% and the Nasdaq Composite surged 1.69%.

NVIDIA Corporation led the gainers, increasing by 2.54% to $219.34, followed by Cisco Systems Inc at 2.32% and Amazon.com Inc at 2.13%.

On the other hand, Salesforce Inc was the biggest loser, falling by 3.07% to $242.85, while Verizon Communications Inc dropped 2.87% and Boeing Co shed 2.42%.