Up over 330 on the mlp index and near the highs of the day with the dow off its high up 65 and the nasdaq up 35. Alliance Resource (ARLP) ran all the way up to 59 and change but has pulled back to a 1.35 gain and leads the winners list. Most mlps showing fractional gains. Some of the under 15 crowd like Crosstex (XTEX,XTXI) at Atlas Holdings (AHD) showing larger percentage moves. No other real standouts today that i can see. Enbridge Energy Partners (EEP) is up 36 cents as it plugs up its Lakehead leak as reported earlier.

Markets look firm at lunchtime but not running away higher at this point. We'll see what the afternoon brings us.