1.   Cattle rose on concern that frigid weather in the Plains states will reduce the size of the herd just as a seasonal increase in beef demand arrives.

2.   Cattle rose on concern that frigid weather in the Plains states will reduce the size of the herd as a seasonal increase in beef demand arrives.

3.   Computer-related stocks got an added boost as investors anticipated a seasonal increase in orders.

4.   Economists attributed the rise in oil imports to a combination of increased demand and a seasonal increase in world crude prices during the winter months.

5.   Gasoline surged as a larger-than-expected drop in U.S. inventories boosted speculation that a seasonal increase in consumption has arrived.

6.   Gold prices rallied from a three-year low as signs of a seasonal increase in jewelry demand offset strength in the U.S. dollar.

7.   Hog prices fell amid concern that a seasonal increase in hog supplies will outpace demand for pork products in the coming month.

8.   In addition to prospects that interest rates have peaked, analysts base that outlook on upbeat third-quarter corporate profit forecasts and the seasonal increase in year-end trading.

9.   In CHICAGO, pork belly futures surged after an unexpectedly large decline in warehouse supplies signaled that a seasonal increase in demand may be starting early this year.

10.   Pork bellies surged after a larger-than-expected decline in warehouse supplies signaled that a seasonal increase in demand may have arrived early this year.