US STOCKS-Wall St advances on overseas factory data, stimulus

Wed Nov 11, 2009 4:54pm GMT
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* Fed officials suggest rates will stay low for some time

* Chinese factory output rate surges to 19-month high

* US bond market, government offices closed for holiday

* Indexes up: Dow 0.3 pct, S&P 0.4, Nasdaq 0.5

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(Updates to late morning, changes byline)

By Edward Krudy

NEW YORK, Nov 11 (Reuters) - The Dow industrials and the S&P 500 index made new yearly highs on Wednesday after data showed China industrial output surged and Federal Reserve officials hinted money would remain cheap well into 2010.  Continued...

 
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