1.   Shares of small Contractors, especially, have posted big gains since the announcement.

2.   Stores posted healthy gains after reporting lively post-Christmas sales.

3.   Although few sectors of the market managed to post gains Tuesday, transportation stocks were an exception.

4.   Along the way, Gillette acquired the Duracell battery business and consistently posted double-digit gains.

5.   Also posting gains were shares of Microsoft Corp., Novell Inc., and Tele-Communications Inc.

6.   Also posting gains were shares of Novell Inc., Amgen Inc. and Tele-Communications Inc.

7.   Also posting strong gains was Imigran, also known as Imitrex, a new migraine treatment in a market with few effective treatments.

8.   Among other similar companies with operations in Connecticut that posted gains were New York-based Travelers Group Inc. and Hartford-based The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

9.   And credit unions have posted healthy gains in growth during the past few years, which banks point out to further their cause for limiting the non-profits.

10.   And Internet companies like Amazon.com and Yahoo also posted big gains.