US STOCKS-Market climbs 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 Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at a fresh 13-month high on Wednesday as an upbeat forecast from a top homebuilder and data from China pointed to a strengthening global economy.
The Dow also closed at a 13-month high, rising for sixth straight day, with 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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