US STOCKS-Wall St scales higher on tech gains; Fed`s rate decision awaited
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* U.S. consumer prices rise 0.4 pct in Nov, in line withestimates * FOMC statement to be issued at 2:00 p.m. ET * Western Digital jumps after dispute settlement withToshiba * Indexes up: Dow 0.14 pct, S&P 0.14 pct, Nasdaq 0.34 pct(Updates to open) By Rama Venkat Raman and Sruthi Shankar Dec 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street indexes advanced on Wednesdayas technology stocks gained and traders took positions,overlooking concerns of benign inflation ahead of a likelyinterest rate hike by the...