1.   Analysts expect further gains this year.

2.   Analysts said that companies like Mobil and Exxon Corp. will probably be able to post consistent earnings gains this year amid steady demand for oil and gas.

3.   ARGENTINE shares posted their largest one-day gain this year as concerns waned that neighboring Brazil may devalue its currency.

4.   Australian stocks surged, staging their biggest one-day gain this year, as bonds rose.

5.   Australian stocks surged as banks led the benchmark stock index to its biggest one day gain this year.

6.   Australian stocks surged as banks led the benchmark stock index to its biggest one-day gain this year.

7.   Benchmark property shares slumped after pacing gains this year.

8.   Both auto racing stocks have posted big gains this year.

9.   A few local Internet companies have also enjoyed big gains this year.

10.   Brokers are confident the stock market will make further gains this year, despite the worsening outlook for interest rates.