Tech, financials lead resurgent Wall St


The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 653.61 points, or 2%, to 33,286.25, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 107.18 points, or 2.57%, to 4,277.88 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 460.00 points, or 3.59%, to 13,255.55.

NEW YORK: U.S. stocks surged on Wednesday led by financial and tech shares, rebounding from several down days as oil prices pulled back sharply after fanning inflationary fears and investors gauged developments in the Ukraine crisis.

The S&P 500 posted its biggest one-day percentage gain since June 2020, while the Nasdaq tallied its biggest rise since March 2021.

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