The U.S. shares closed higher on Thursday trading session with the benchmark stock index Standard & Poor's 500 hitting its new all-time high recording a new record high in three out of last four sessions. The S&P 500 Index gained 0.54% to 1,920.03, the Dow Jones industrial average added 0.39% to 16,698.74 and the Nasdaq Composite index climbed 0.54% to 4,247.95.