1.   Better-than-expected results from Intel Corp. on Monday were seen as a positive indicator for Microsoft, analysts said.

2.   A positive indicator for Digital on Wednesday was a Microsoft report that sales of its more powerful operating system, Windows NT, have accelerated.

3.   But there were positive indicators.

4.   In turn, the stock markets generally have reacted favorably to positive indicators these past few weeks, he said.

5.   Is that a positive indicator?

6.   Nonetheless, market analysts in the United States have seized on the rash of positive indicators.

7.   Nonetheless, the February jobs report, while misleading, still is a positive indicator, say analysts.

8.   Positive economic indicators led to expectations that Venezuelan shares will continue their ascent.

9.   The deteriorating Canadian dollar is puzzling because it appears to defy positive indicators.

10.   They also point to a series of other positive indicators such as consumer spending, home sales, and rising durable goods orders.