1.   Builders such as Taisei Corp. and Shimizu Corp. paced the rise.

2.   Chemical shares paced the rise.

3.   Drugs paced the rise.

4.   Fuji Photo Film Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. paced the rise.

5.   Gains in computer-related issues and economic bellwether retail, chemical and auto shares paced the rise, led by companies such as Caterpillar Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co.

6.   International Business Machines Corp., Micron Technology Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. paced the rise.

7.   Italian markets paced the rise, boosted after the government appointed a new prime minister.

8.   Oil shares paced the rise.

9.   Retail shares paced the rise.

10.   Sony Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. paced the rise.