The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, gained 0.75 percent to 75.11 as ethanol equities recovered. For the day, The Andersons (ANDE) surged 9.81 percent to $50.94, while Biofuel Energy (BIOF) jumped 6.23 percent to $5.63. Among other equities, Valero (VLO) was up 3.63 percent to $55.69. Overall, advances led declines 4 to 3 for the day.