91.   Stocks also got a boost from falling rates.

92.   Stocks also got a boost from the rising dollar.

93.   Stocks also got a lift from strong earnings.

94.   Stocks are getting a boost at the end of the year owing to tax laws which regard shares as a non-taxable asset.

95.   Stocks could get a quick boost, however, from a move by the government to stimulate the economy.

96.   Stocks got a boost from bonds, which posted their biggest rally in almost four months.

97.   Stocks got a boost from bonds, which rallied on signs that a federal budget agreement is imminent.

98.   Stocks got a boost from gains in bonds.

99.   Stocks got a boost from lower local interest rates as well.

100.   Stocks got a boost today -- as if they needed it -- from bonds.