Banks lift Wall St; S&P at 17-month high

11 March 2010 @ 04:16 pm EDT

Rising bank shares led a late-day rally on Thursday, helping the S&P 500 hit a 17-month closing high and offsetting worries China may move to cool its overheating economy.

(Reporting by Leah Schnurr; Editing by Jan Paschal)

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