ELI LILLY, the maker of prozac antidepressant pills, raised its 2003 earnings forecast on demand for psychiatric medications including zyprexa for schizophrenia and new drugs such as cialis to treat impotence.

The Nasdaq composite index notched up its longest winning streak in more than three years today after strong gains in factory orders and worker productivity fuelled investor expectations of a rebounding US economy.

The Dow Jones industrials posted their fourth straight winning week today after surprisingly strong home sales and durable-goods orders bolstered investor hopes for a sustainable economic recovery.

PFIZER INC’S fourth-quarter earnings climbed 46% as the world’s largest drug-maker sold more of the epilepsy treatment neurontin and the cholesterol medicine lipitor.