The gain followed a 3 percent rise a month earlier.

The gain last month followed a half-point increase during September.

The unexpected gain followed a 2.9 percent drop in June.

The small gain followed a series of much steeper increases that began when the stock market plunged.

The slight gain followed a robust 8.8 percent increase in October.

The gain in hog prices since last month was $3.50 and followed a $3.40 increase from March to April.

The gain followed an increase of $2.27 a barrel Friday and a 72-cent rise on Wednesday.

The overall gain, of 268,000, followed a decline of 5,000 in May.

The gain followed a $1 rise on Thursday amid speculation that a settlement was near.

The gain followed the stock's surge of 8 1/8 on Wednesday, when the company reported record earnings.