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S&P up 1 percent as financials lead gains


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 Index rose 1 percent on Thursday, led by financial stocks, after encouraging U.S. manufacturing data and a rebound in Chinese stocks reassured investors that the economy is on a road to recovery.

    The Dow Jones industrial average was up 68.54 points, or 0.74 percent, at 9,347.70. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 10.02 points, or 1.01 percent, at 1,006.48. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 18.14 points, or 0.92 percent, at 1,987.38.

    (Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Jan Paschal)