World stock indexes rise after Fed comments

By Sinead Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global stock markets rose slightly on Wednesday, helped by better-than-expected Chinese factory activity data, and comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen suggesting the U.S. central bank is in no rush to raise interest rates. U.S. stocks were bolstered by housing market data on Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's second day of testimony. Weakening global growth has kept investors on edge about the Fed's plans, with some worrying that