1.   But even a new boss at Aetna would not be enough to cheer some analysts.

2.   Like other cyclical industries that usually gain disproportionally in economic upturns, the German chemical sector has cheered analysts with its rising sales and prices.

3.   That cheered some analysts, who said some investors have overreacted to the prospect of lower oil and chemical prices that were being anticipated anyway.

4.   The news cheered analysts.

5.   Upbeat forecasts came from Circuit City stores, Compaq computers, FedEX and a few other companies, cheering some analysts.

6.   Analysts are cheered by the rapid decline in silver stocks held on the New York market.

7.   Analysts meanwhile were cheered by the monthly output data.