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DJI-NEW YORK, Oct 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks hit fresh 5-month highs on Tuesday as details from the Fed's latest meeting showed the U.S. central bank may once again flood markets with cheap cash "before long" to further boost growth.

The minutes from the Federal Reserve's Sept. 21 meeting served as another strong signal for a stock market that has surged for weeks on rising hopes for more Fed action. The S&P 500 index is up 11.5 percent since the start of September.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> gained 10.06 points, or 0.09 percent, to 11,020.40. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> rose 4.45 points, or 0.38 percent, to 1,169.77. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> added 15.59 points, or 0.65 percent, to 2,417.92.


NYMEX-NEW YORK, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Oil prices ended lower for a second day on Tuesday as OPEC signaled it will keep output targets unchanged when it meets on Thursday.

Labor unrest spread to more French ports and refineries, helping limit oil's losses for the day.

On the New York Mercantile Exchange, November crude settled down 54 cents, or 0.66 percent, at $81.67, trading from $80.88 to $82.33.

CBOT-CHICAGO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean complex closing trends on Tuesday.

CBOT-SOYBEANS - November up 26 cents at $11.78-1/2 a bushel; January up 26-1/2 at $11.89-1/2.

Strong export demand, tight supply situation supportive to soybean prices amid talk that China would make some new purchases of U.S. supplies.

USDA reported export inspections of U.S. soybeans in the latest week at 37.921 million bushels, above trade estimates for 25 million to 35 million.

CBOT-SOYOIL - October up 0.56 at 46.54 cents a lb; more active December up 0.60 at 46.95.

Following soybeans after strong overnight session despite weakness in the crude oil market.

FCPO-KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 (Reuters) - China's soyoil futures hovered below two-year highs hit earlier on Tuesday as news of the government lifting a ban on Argentina soyoil partly offset the bullish soybean supply scenario.

China's most active May 2011 soyoil contract on Dalian Commodity Exchange climbed 0.7 to hit 8,986 yuan -- a level unseen since Sept. 1, 2008.