The Dow increased 1.46% closing at 11434, the Nasdaq was up 1.32% to finish at 2258, and the S&P was up 1.38% to finish at 1249. Leading sectors included: Oil and Gas Refining +8.3%, Thrifts and Mortgage +8.3%, Auto Manu +7.4%, Railroads +6.5%, Real Estate Services +5.7%. Lagging sectors included: Investment Banking and Brokerage -4.6%, Independent Power Produers and nergy Traders -2.3%, IT Consulting and Services -2.0%, Diversified Metals and Mining -1.5%, Gold -1.1%. Today's movement came from higher than avg. volume (NYSE 1371, vs. closing avg of 1315; Nasdaq 2326, vs. 2157), with advancers outpacing decliners on the NYSE and decliners outpacing advancers on the Nasdaq (NYSE 1684/1462; Nasdaq 1241/1558), and with new lows outpacing new highs (NYSE 26/458, Nasdaq 31/273).