61. Chilean stocks gained as investors speculated a Spanish utility plans to buy up shares in five investment companies. 62. Consumer finance companies also gained as investors bet that with banks increasingly reluctant to lend money, other financial companies will pick up the slack -- at a profit. 63. Consumer product stocks gained as investors sought companies with stable earnings growth prospects. 64. Connecticut stocks gained as Cigna Corp. shares rose with other insurance and financial services companies after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged. 65. Companies with consistent earnings gained as investors sought some safer investments amid concern that stocks are expensive by historical valuations. 66. Crude oil gained as Iraq appeared to harden its position in talks with the United Nations over a limited oil sale. 67. Corporate bonds also gained as benchmark U.S. Treasuries rallied, driving yields to a two-year low. 68. Corporate bonds gained as investors turned their attention to the secondary market. 69. Dollar earning stocks such as BTR Plc, B.A.T Industries Plc and Grand Metropolitan Plc all gained as the outlook for profits made in the U.S. improved. 70. Drug issues gained as investors snatched up shares of companies which can maintain earnings growth if the economy stalls. |