1.   Anticipating a market revival, investors have been flooding small-cap funds with money this year.

2.   In general, Galbraith greatly underestimated the scope and scale and durability of the market revival.

3.   Technology stocks, especially Microsoft Corp., were the linchpin to the market revival.

4.   With a slowly improving economy, interests rates still at low levels and consumer confidence remaining high, many economists expect the housing market revival to continue.

5.   In Hong Kong, shares ended higher for a second consecutive session on hopes of a property market revival.