S&P 500, Dow Surge Over 1 Percent on Boost From Financials, Boeing

S&P 500, Dow Surge Over 1 Percent on Boost From Financials, Boeing
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, on Dec. 1, 2021. Richard Drew/AP Photo
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The Dow and the S&P 500 rebounded on Thursday, boosted by financial shares and Boeing in a week so far marked by wild swings on rising angst about the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant globally.

Boeing Co. jumped 5.7 percent after China’s aviation authority issued an airworthiness directive on the 737 MAX that will help pave the way for the jet’s return to service in China.