Stocks climbed Thursday, reversing their morning declines, on reports the nation’s biggest banks are discussing a joint rescue of First Republic Bank.

The S&P 500 added 1.5%, erasing an earlier decline of 0.7%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1%, or about 325 points, and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 2%.

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