Stocks like Microsoft and Intel had hefty gains, though they remain below their recent highs.

Despite a strong fourth-quarter performance, stock mutual funds showed less hefty gains in 1992 than in recent years.

And yet despite that hefty gain, the effective federal tax rate of the top 1 percent decreased slightly.

And real estate, commodities and gold have all made hefty gains in the last year.

This gauge flattened during the summer following hefty year-over-year gains in the spring.

For now, though, Hong Kong's government is sitting on hefty gains.

Yesterday's hefty gain benefited from a relatively stable dollar and improving stock prices abroad.

Markets Stock mutual funds showed less hefty gains in 1992 than in recent years, despite a strong fourth quarter.

Temporary help and computer and health services also had hefty gains.

Analysts said Merck might have wanted to book a hefty gain this year when its pharmaceutical earnings are expected to be flat.