1.   Money center banks, telephone and software issues led the advance.

2.   Auto issues led an advance in stocks after Chrysler announced strong monthly sales.

3.   Bank issues led the decline.

4.   Bank, oil and retail issues led the gains.

5.   Because they agreed on the big issues, and had forged a strategic partnership, the little issues never led to massive blowups.

6.   Blue chips fell, while computing issues led the broader market higher.

7.   Advancing issues led decliners by a five-to-three margin.

8.   Advancing issues led decliners by a six-to-five margin.

9.   Advancing issues led decliners by a three to two margin.

10.   But it is also quite possible that the issue will lead to bitter battles between black and white Democrats at a time the party has enough to worry about.