1.   Ayala Land Inc. and other property developers paced the rally on expectations quickening growth and stabilizing interest rates could spur sales.

2.   Bellwether technology stocks such as Oracle and Cisco Systems paced the rally and gave the tech-loaded Nasdaq composite index its first gain in four sessions.

3.   Blue-chip stocks such as Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd., Siemens Ltd. and Nestle India Ltd. paced the rally.

4.   Chipmakers NEC Corp., Fujitsu Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. paced the rally.

5.   Citicorp and other banking shares, which are sensitive to swings in interest rates, paced the rally.

6.   Companies positioned to benefit most from faster economic growth, such as AlliedSignal Inc. and Caterpillar Inc., paced the rally.

7.   Computer-related stocks and utility shares paced the rally.

8.   Companies positioned to benefit most from faster economic growth, such as AlliedSignal Inc. and Caterpillar Inc. paced the rally.

9.   Food and beverage manufacturer San Miguel Corp. and property developer Ayala Land Inc. paced the rally.

10.   Investors had few earnings reports to turn to for guidance on where to place bets today, so they turned to stocks that paced the rally in recent weeks.