Summary Box: S&P 500 index closes at 17-month high

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	Summary Box: S&P 500 index closes at 17-month high Summary Box: S&P 500 index closes at 17-month high Staff and agencies By The Associated Press The Associated Press – 30 mins ago THE FINAL PUSH: Financial stocks rose after Citigroup Inc.‘s CEO said the bank was continuing toward "sustained profitability" by jettisoning risky assets and remaking its operations. Copyright © 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Our partners: Brocktown Benton Crier Akron Farm Report Chandler Dispatch Dunton Springs Evening Post Ely Times Herald Daily Hinesberg Journal Howell Times and Transcript Jackson Tribune Jordan Falls Kindred Times Leading The Charge Meadow Free Press New Hope Courier Olberlin Times Ottawa Recorder Pioneer Times Journal Prescott Herald Sky Valley Journal Westfall Weekly White Rock Reviewer