Investing.com – U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

The index closed unchanged at NYSE with a close of 0%. However, it gained 1.50% while the index was unchanged at 0%.

Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE:) was the best performer of the session, trading at 196.84 closing at 0%. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ.) stood at 0%, or 0 points, to close at 287.93. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ.) was also unchanged at 0% and 0 to 45.04 in the late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Merck & Company Inc (NYSE:), which unchanged 0% or 0 points to trade at 76.37 at the close. JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:) unchanged 0% or 0 points to end at 152.14 and Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:) was 0% or 0 points to 159.90.

The top performers on the S&P 500 were Enphase Energy Inc (NASDAQ:), which remained unchanged at 0% to 140.35 Moderna Inc (NASDAQ) was unaffected 0%, to settle at 145.74 SolarEdge Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:) Which remained the same 0% as before to close at 257.91

The worst performer were EPAM Systems Inc. (NYSE:), which was unchanged 0% at 443.23 late trade, Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:), which was unchanged 0% at 2616.41 settlement and NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ:), which was unchanged 0% at 90.90 close.

Cyren Ltd, NASDAQ:), which remained 0% at 2.2700 was Cyren Ltd. Lantheus Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:) The settlement was at 28.85, which was unchanged by 0% Imperial Petroleum Inc (NASDAQ:), which closed unchanged at 0.49

These were the worst performers HeadHunter Group PLC ADR (NASDAQ :), which was unchanged by 0% at 38.99 in late trading, Versus Systems Inc NASDAQ:), which was unchanged by 0% to settle to 2.155 Yandex NV (NASDAQ :), which was unchanged at the close by 0% to 44.75

On the New York Stock Exchange, rising stocks outnumbered those in decline by 1904-1388, and 129 ended unchanged.

Shares in JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:) unchanged to 52-week lows; unchanged 0% or 0 to 152.14. HeadHunter Group Plc ADR (NASDAQS:) shares unchanged to 52-week bottoms. The unchanged 0% and 0 to 38.99. Lantheus Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ) shares unchanged to all-time highs. Unchanged 0% or 0.0 to 28.85 Versus Systems Inc (NASDAQ) shares remained unchanged at their 3-year lows. They are unchanged by 0% and 0 to 2.155. Stocks in Yandex NV NASDAQ:) unaffected by 5-years lows. Unchanged 0%, 0 or 0 to 44.75.

The , which measures the implied volatility of S&P 500 options, was unchanged 0% to 27.75.

The April delivery of Gold Futures was up 0.3%, or 12.05 to $1911.85 per troy ounce. In commodities trading, crude oil rose 3.32 percent or $33 to reach $93.53 per barrel. The May Brent oil contract rose 1.95 or 2.10% to $94.94 per barrel.

EUR/USD was unaffected by 0% changes to 1.1312, USD/JPY was not affected by 0% changes to 114.74.

US Dollar Index Futures were up 0.1% at 96.112.