(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window) * Boeing jumps on Ryanair’s 737 MAX jet orders * Jobless claims fall after rising for two straight weeks * Goldman Sachs raises Tesla to “buy” * Indexes: Dow +0.42%, S&P 500 +0.04%, Nasdaq +0.36% (Updates with afternoon trade) Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq Composite hit an all-time high on Thursday as investors stayed focused on a COVID-19 vaccine and looked beyond bleak economic data, while Boeing Co lifted the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The S&P 500 bounced between a slight loss and a slight gain after hitting a record high. Boeing jumped over 7% after budget airline Ryanair ordered 75 additional 737 MAX jets with a list price of $9 billion, throwing a commercial lifeline to the embattled U.S. planemaker. Tesla Inc surged 5% and drove the Nasdaq higher after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock to “buy” in the run-up to the electric car maker’s addition to the S&P 500. Data showed the number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits fell last week, but remained extraordinarily high at 712,000, while a separate survey showed U.S. services industry activity slowed to a six-month low in November. “I don’t think we will see those numbers start to get back to normal until we start to see a rollout of a vaccine,” said Sal Bruno, chief investment officer at IndexIQ. “The market is discounting that and saying we are looking forward to the first or second quarter and a rollout of the vaccine to the general population.” U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell cited some positive movement in congressional efforts to reach a compromise on a new coronavirus aid bill but gave no hints on when such a deal could be struck. Progress in developing a working COVID-19 vaccine before the end of the year has driven the Wall Street’s main indexes to record levels in recent days. Despite the economic destruction caused by the pandemic, the S&P 500 has gained 14% in 2020. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.42% at 30,008.19 points, while the S&P 500 gained 0.04% to 3,670.36. The Nasdaq Composite added 0.36% to 12,394.21. Five of the 11 major S&P 500 sector indexes rose, energy up 2% and leading gains. Ongoing vaccine optimism helped lift the S&P 1500 airlines index 6%. Cruise operators Carnival Corp jumped 10% and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd surged 9%. Cloud-security provider Zscaler Inc surged 23% after it reported better-than-expected first-quarter revenue and adjusted profit. Waddell & Reed Financial surged 50%, extending gains from the previous session, after Australia’s Macquarie Group announced a deal to buy the wealth manager for $1.7 billion. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners on the NYSE by a 2.59-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.95-to-1 ratio favored advancers. The S&P 500 posted 32 new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 154 new highs and six new lows. (Additional reporting by Shriya Ramakrishnan and Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Richard Chang)