US STOCKS-Market gains on homebuilder forecast, China data
* Toll Brothers forecasts higher revenue
* Chinese factory output surges to 19-month high
* Fed officials suggest rates will stay low for some time
* Indexes up: Dow 0.4 pct, S&P 0.5 pct, Nasdaq 0.7 pct
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By Caroline Valetkevitch
NEW YORK, Nov 11 (Reuters) - The Dow and the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at 13-month highs on Wednesday as an upbeat forecast from a top homebuilder and data from China pointed to a strengthening global economy.
The Dow's advance was its sixth straight as comments from top Federal Reserve officials suggesting low interest rates will stay for some time added to the positive tone. Continued...
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