We had a positive lead from Wall Street. Oil prices were up again.

The move up in crude oil price from $12 a barrel to nearly $31 a barrel has been really positive for oil stocks, ... The Fund that we manage has responded well to that. Every time oil prices fluctuate - retreating, and then moving back up --- that helps oil stocks.

Exporters are going to lead the market higher in the second half. The fall in oil prices and positive economic indicators are supporting the advance.

We're a lot of positive short- and long-term momentum that began on Monday when oil broke through a key technical level, ... The EIA report helped draw attention to this.

This is a very positive, strong report and encouraging because it included Katrina and a spike in oil prices and we still just seem to have a lot of momentum going into the fourth quarter.

There are fears in the market that the supply from Iran could be reduced. This is obviously positive for oil prices and oil companies.