1.   Also expected to fuel gains were signs that the flow of new money into mutual funds remains strong.

2.   An extended rally in semiconductor and electronics shares also fueled early gains -- amid increasing demand for memory chips.

3.   As a result, bonds rose, fueling early gains for stocks and the U.S. currency.

4.   Banks, which are typically the most sensitive to fluctuations in interest rate perceptions, could fuel the gains, as they did Friday.

5.   A drop in the price of oil, the raw material from which many ICI products are derived, is also fueling gains, said Spall.

6.   A surprisingly strong housing and construction market helped fuel the gain.

7.   Continuing flows of money into mutual funds helped fuel the gains.

8.   Demand from domestic institutions fueled gains.

9.   Drug shares helped fuel the gain.

10.   Early gains were fueled by Japanese dealers, who bought shares of companies that included steel maker Japan Steel Works and mining development company Japan Energy Corp.