1.   Canadian stocks rose as optimism that corporate profits will rise buoyed industrial products, metals and other cyclical issues, analysts said.

2.   Canadian stocks closed higher as gains in cyclical issues offset declining gold shares, analysts said.

3.   Canadian stocks rose, led by resource companies Inco Ltd., Alcan Aluminium Ltd., Cominco Ltd. and other cyclical issues, analysts said.

4.   Chemical stocks also finished on the downside, as institutional money managers turned away from such cyclical issues.

5.   Colorado stocks rose as Cyprus Amax Minerals Co. advanced on higher copper prices and a surge in cyclical issues.

6.   Connecticut stocks fell, led lower by shares of Stanley Works, which was pushed down as so-called cyclical issues declined nationwide.

7.   Cyclical issues, which are sensitive to swings in the economy, led the downturn, just as they did the previous day.

8.   Cyclical issues that are particularly sensitive to swings in the economy attracted the attention of many investors.

9.   Cyclical issues, such as metals, chemicals and oil producers, are sensitive to swings in the economy and do better in a climate of low inflation.

10.   Cyclical issues, whose earnings typically rise and fall in keeping with interest rates and the economy, wound up lower.