1.   Among other companies whose earnings will buoy the market are Illinois Tool Works Inc. and Federal Signal Corp., Henderson said.

2.   Dell Computer Corp. better-than-expected earnings buoyed the Nasdaq Composite Index and Philip Morris Cos. rebounded.

3.   The unexpectedly strong earnings buoyed other computer shares rose.

4.   The unexpectedly strong earnings from Hewlett-Packard buoyed other computer shares.

5.   Sharp said its group results were buoyed by earnings in the United States, Europe and Asia, while domestic demand remained sluggish.