1.   On Wall Street, across-the-board buying in the oil sector sparked a rally.

2.   Anticipation of robust earnings for Philippine companies this year sparked a rally on the Manila market yesterday.

3.   Banks, led by First Union Corp., sparked a rally that lifted Jacksonville stocks to their highest mark in a week.

4.   A debt accord could spark a rally.

5.   A lower-than-expected report on consumer price inflation accompanied by signs of economic growth sparked the rally.

6.   A strong earnings report by IBM also sparked a rally in technology stocks and the Nasdaq, he said.

7.   But the struggling company managed to beat the low expectations of Wall Street analysts, sparking a rally in its battered stock.

8.   But the struggling computer manufacturer managed to surpass the low expectations of analysts and sparked a rally in its battered stock.

9.   But the rebound in the United States helped spark rallies around the world, beginning with Mexico and spreading.

10.   China last year sparked a rally in U.S. grain markets after prohibiting corn exports and buying on the world market.