1.   Although all the major indexes registered gains, advancing stocks outnumbered decliners on the New York Stock exchange.

2.   Broader indexes also registered sharp gains.

3.   Broader market indexes also registered strong gains.

4.   Over the last three quarters, the index has registered a positive reading which means Massachusetts has been outperforming the country.

5.   The Nasdaq index registered its largest weekly percentage gain in history and the Dow Jones industrial average had one of its best weekly performances this year.

6.   The Merval index registered its sharpest drop in three weeks, following U.S. stocks down on concerns higher inflation --and interest rates -- would cut corporate profits.

7.   While the Dow managed to generate a small gain, broader indexes registered declines, especially the Nasdaq.

8.   Broader indicators also plunged and the Nasdaq composite index was registering its biggest point drop ever.

9.   The wave of selling that hit Wall Street this week caused the Dow industrial index to register its biggest one-week point decline in history.

10.   The index registers prices at which wholsesalers and distributors buy from their suppliers.