US STOCKS-Wall St inches up as Fed comments lift sentiment

Wed Nov 11, 2009 7:59pm GMT
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* Fed officials suggest rates will stay low for some time

* US bond market, government offices closed for holiday

* Chinese factory output rate surges to 19-month high

* Indexes up: Dow 0.2 pct, S&P 0.3 pct, Nasdaq 0.5 pct

* For up-to-the-minute market news, click [STXNEWS/US] (Updates to afternoon, changes byline)

By Caroline Valetkevitch

NEW YORK, Nov 11 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged up on Wednesday as comments by Federal Reserve officials suggested interest rates will stay low for some time, but gains were limited by strength in the U.S. dollar.

The dollar rose against a basket of currencies after hitting a 15-month low, weighing on energy shares.  Continued...

 
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