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A AACHENER & MUNCHENER GERMANY 318 ABB ASEA BROWN BOVERI SWITZ. 70 ABBEY NATIONAL BRITAIN 397 ABBOTT LABORATORIES U.S. 441 ABN AMRO HOLDING NETHERLANDS 105 AEGON NETHERLANDS 307 AEROSPATIALE FRANCE 434 AETNA LIFE & CASUALTY U.S. 310 AKZO NOBEL NETHERLANDS 300 ALBERTSON'S U.S. 325 ALCAN ALUMINIUM CANADA 472 ALCATEL ALSTHOM FRANCE 80 ALCOA U.S. 324 ALCO STANDARD U.S. 446 ALLIANZ HOLDING GERMANY 44 ALLIEDSIGNAL U.S. 265 ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS JAPAN 437 ALLSTATE U.S. 134 AMERICAN EXPRESS U.S. 208 AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS U.S. 301 AMERICAN INTL. GROUP U.S. 109 AMERICAN STORES U.S. 186 AMERITECH U.S. 298 AMOCO U.S. 100 AMR U.S. 210 ANHEUSER-BUSCH U.S. 337 APPLE COMPUTER U.S. 400 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND U.S. 321 ARGYLL GROUP BRITAIN 464 ASAHI BANK JAPAN 332 ASAHI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY JAPAN 328 ASAHI GLASS JAPAN 303 ASAHI MUTUAL LIFE INS. JAPAN 112 ASHLAND U.S. 386 ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI ITALY 119 ASSUR. GENERALES DE FRANCE FR. 144 ATLANTIC RICHFIELD U.S. 214 AT&T U.S. 16 AXA FRANCE 106

B BANCA COMMERCIALE ITALIANA ITALY 431 BANCA DI ROMA ITALY 361 BANCA NAZIONALE DEL LAVORO ITALY 428 BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA SPAIN 357 BANCO CENTR. HISPANO AMER. SP. 483 BANCO DO BRASIL BRAZIL 182 BANC ONE CORP. U.S. 491 BANKAMERICA CORP. U.S. 159 BANK OF CHINA CHINA 167 BANK OF TOKYO JAPAN 137 BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS FR. 348 BARCLAYS BANK BRITAIN 128 BASF GERMANY 78 BAT INDUSTRIES BRITAIN 122 BAXTER INTERNATIONAL U.S. 454 BAYER GERMANY 87 BAYERISCHE LANDESBANK GER. 320 BAYERISCHE VEREINSBANK GER. 202 BCE CANADA 191 BELL ATLANTIC U.S. 296 BELLSOUTH U.S. 193 BERTELSMANN GERMANY 283 BMW GERMANY 79 BOEING U.S. 166 BOSCH (ROBERT) GERMANY 114 BOUYGUES FRANCE 257 BRIDGESTONE JAPAN 192 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB U.S. 282 BRITISH AEROSPACE BRITAIN 485 BRITISH AIRWAYS BRITAIN 347 BRITISH GAS BRITAIN 289 BRITISH PETROLEUM BRITAIN 27 BRITISH POST OFFICE BRITAIN 455 BRITISH STEEL BRITAIN 404 BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY AUSTRAL. 284 BT BRITAIN 136 BTR BRITAIN 244

C CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK CANADA 461 CANON JAPAN 131 CARIPLO ITALY 410 CARREFOUR FRANCE 95 CATERPILLAR U.S. 233 CEA-INDUSTRIE FRANCE 398 CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY JAPAN 374 CHASE MANHATTAN CORP. U.S. 382 CHEMICAL BANKING CORP. U.S. 254 CHEVRON U.S. 81 CHINESE PETROLEUM TAIWAN 458 CHIYODA MUTUAL LIFE INS. JAPAN 271 CHRYSLER U.S. 30 CHUBU ELECTRIC POWER JAPAN 145 CHUGOKU ELECTRIC POWER JAPAN 409 CIBA-GEIGY SWITZERLAND 198 CIE DE SUEZ FRANCE 168 CIE GENERALE DES EAUX FRANCE 76 CIGNA U.S. 173 CITICORP U.S. 82 CNP ASSURANCES FRANCE 211 COASTAL U.S. 429 COCA-COLA U.S. 190 COFCO CHINA 338 COLES MYER AUSTRALIA 308 COLUMBIA/HCA HEALTHCARE U.S. 197 COMMERCIAL UNION BRITAIN 169 COMMERZBANK GERMANY 175 COMPAQ COMPUTER U.S. 258 CONAGRA U.S. 121 COOP SCHWEIZ SWITZERLAND 488 COSMO OIL JAPAN 342 CREDIT AGRICOLE FRANCE 77 CREDIT LYONNAIS FRANCE 96 CREDITO ITALIANO ITALY 426 CS HOLDING SWITZERLAND 116 CSX U.S. 420

D DAEWOO SOUTH KOREA 34 DAIDO LIFE INSURANCE JAPAN 261 DAIEI JAPAN 73 DAI-ICHI KANGYO BANK JAPAN 91 DAI-ICHI MUTUAL LIFE INS. JAPAN 26 DAIMLER-BENZ GERMANY 17 DAINIPPON INK & CHEMICALS JAPAN 489 DAI NIPPON PRINTING JAPAN 313 DAIWA BANK JAPAN 411 DAIWA HOUSE INDUSTRY JAPAN 401 DANONE GROUP FRANCE 235 DAYTON HUDSON U.S. 126 DEERE U.S. 427 DEGUSSA GERMANY 457 DELHAIZE "LE LION" BELGIUM 319 DELTA AIR LINES U.S. 343 DENTSU JAPAN 278 DEUTSCHE BAHN GERMANY 157 DEUTSCHE BANK GERMANY 55 DEUTSCHE POST GERMANY 200 DEUTSCHE TELEKOM GERMANY 43 DG BANK GERMANY 372 DIGITAL EQUIPMENT U.S. 279 DISNEY (WALT) U.S. 350 DOCKS DE FRANCE FRANCE 435 DOW CHEMICAL U.S. 156 DRESDNER BANK GERMANY 154 DU PONT DE NEMOURS (E.I.) U.S. 58

E EAST JAPAN RAILWAY JAPAN 110 EASTMAN KODAK U.S. 247 EDEKA ZENTRALE GERMANY 408 ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE FRANCE 48 ELECTROLUX SWEDEN 226 ELF AQUITAINE FRANCE 47 EMERSON ELECTRIC U.S. 440 ENEL ITALY 142 ENI ITALY 64 ENRON U.S. 478 ERICSSON (L.M.) SWEDEN 273 EXXON U.S. 9

F FEDERAL EXPRESS U.S. 471 FED. HOME LOAN MORTGAGE U.S. 463 FED. NATL. MORTGAGE ASSN. U.S. 141 FEDERATED DEPT. STORES U.S. 251 FERRUZZI FINANZIARIA ITALY 232 FIAT ITALY 41 FIRST CHICAGO NBD CORP. U.S. 415 FIRST UNION CORP. U.S. 417 FLEMING U.S. 199 FLUOR U.S. 474 FORD MOTOR U.S. 7 FORTIS BELGIUM/NETHERLANDS 135 FRANCE TELECOM FRANCE 92 FUJI BANK JAPAN 83 FUJI ELECTRIC JAPAN 477 FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES JAPAN 390 FUJI PHOTO FILM JAPAN 388 FUJITSU JAPAN 54 FUKOKU MUTUAL LIFE INS. JAPAN 479

G GAN FRANCE 86 GAZ DE FRANCE FRANCE 447 GEC (GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.) BRITAIN 452 GENERAL ACCIDENT BRITAIN 380 GENERALE BANK BELGIUM 412 GENERAL ELECTRIC U.S. 20 GENERAL MOTORS U.S. 4 GEORGIA-PACIFIC U.S. 268 GLAXO WELLCOME BRITAIN 353 GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER U.S. 305 GRAND METROPOLITAN BRITAIN 381 GREAT ATL. & PACIFIC TEA U.S. 432 GROUPE CASINO FRANCE 316 GROUPE DES CAISSES D'EPARGNE FR. 236 GTE U.S. 162

H HALIFAX BUILDING SOCIETY BRITAIN 405 HANIEL (FRANZ) GERMANY 212 HANSON BRITAIN 294 HAVAS FRANCE 494 HENKEL GERMANY 445 HEWLETT-PACKARD U.S. 84 HITACHI JAPAN 13 HOECHST GERMANY 63 HOME DEPOT U.S. 243 HONDA MOTOR JAPAN 46 HSBC HOLDINGS BRITAIN 104 HYPO-BANK GROUP GERMANY 249 HYUNDAI SOUTH KOREA 127 HYUNDAI MOTOR SOUTH KOREA 285

I IBP U.S. 323 IDEMITSU KOSAN JAPAN 259 IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDS. BRITAIN 227 INCHCAPE BRITAIN 443 INDIAN OIL INDIA 317 INDUSTRIAL BANK OF JAPAN JAPAN 56 ING GROUP NETHERLANDS 72 INTEL U.S. 228 INTL. BUSINESS MACHINES U.S. 18 INTERNATIONAL PAPER U.S. 163 IRI ITALY 50 ISHIKAWAJIMA-HARIMA JAPAN 387 ISTITUTO BANC. SAN PAOLO ITALY 262 ISUZU MOTORS JAPAN 201 ITAUSA BRAZIL 451 ITOCHU JAPAN 3 ITO-YOKADO JAPAN 90 ITT HARTFORD GROUP U.S. 346 ITT INDUSTRIES U.S. 499

J JAPAN AIRLINES JAPAN 252 JAPAN ENERGY JAPAN 238 JAPAN POSTAL SERVICE JAPAN 138 JAPAN TOBACCO JAPAN 158 JAPAN TRAVEL BUREAU JAPAN 240 JARDINE MATHESON HONG KONG 416 JOHNSON & JOHNSON U.S. 176 JUSCO JAPAN 143

K KAJIMA JAPAN 187 KANEMATSU JAPAN 37 KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER JAPAN 103 KARSTADT GERMANY 213 KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES JAPAN 385 KAWASAKI STEEL JAPAN 351 KAWASHO JAPAN 270 KIMBERLY-CLARK U.S. 280 KINKI NIPPON RAILWAY JAPAN 467 KIRIN BREWERY JAPAN 468 KMART U.S. 69 KOBE STEEL JAPAN 246 KOC HOLDING TURKEY 376 KOMATSU JAPAN 424 KONINKLIJKE AHOLD NETHERLANDS 185 KOREA ELECTRIC POWER S. KOREA 311 KROGER U.S. 124 KRUPP (FRIED.) GERMANY 221 KUBOTA JAPAN 393 KUMAGAI GUMI JAPAN 384 KYOEI LIFE INSURANCE JAPAN 336 KYUSHU ELECTRIC POWER JAPAN 256

L LAGARDéRE GROUPE FRANCE 419 LA POSTE FRANCE 217 LEHMAN BROTHERS HLDGS. U.S. 295 LG ELECTRONICS SOUTH KOREA 340 LG INTERNATIONAL SOUTH KOREA 304 LIBERTY MUTUAL INS. GROUP U.S. 473 LLOYDS TSB GROUP BRITAIN 181 LOCKHEED MARTIN U.S. 132 LOEWS U.S. 178 LONG-TERM CREDIT BANK JAPAN 93 L'OREAL FRANCE 413 LUFTHANSA GROUP GERMANY 275 LYONNAISE DES EAUX FRANCE 153

M MAN GERMANY 334 MANNESMANN GERMANY 139 MARKS & SPENCER BRITAIN 383 MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL U.S. 493 MARUBENI JAPAN 6 MARUHA JAPAN 449 MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDL. JAPAN 19 MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS JPN. 356 MAY DEPARTMENT STORES U.S. 344 MAZDA MOTOR JAPAN 170 MCDONALD'S U.S. 450 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS U.S. 266 MCI COMMUNICATIONS U.S. 248 MCKESSON U.S. 286 MEIJI MUTUAL LIFE INS. JAPAN 57 MELVILLE U.S. 375 MERCK U.S. 215 MERRILL LYNCH U.S. 148 METALLGESELLSCHAFT GERMANY 352 METRO HOLDING SWITZERLAND 28 METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. U.S. 98 MICHELIN FRANCE 302 MIGROS SWITZERLAND 291 MINNESOTA MINING & MFG. U.S. 231 MITSUBISHI JAPAN 1 MITSUBISHI BANK JAPAN 75 MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL JAPAN 206 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC JAPAN 65 MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES JPN. 85 MITSUBISHI MATERIALS JAPAN 369 MITSUBISHI MOTORS JAPAN 62 MITSUBISHI TRUST & BNKG. JAPAN 366 MITSUI JAPAN 2 MITSUI FUDOSAN JAPAN 329 MITSUI MARINE & FIRE INS. JAPAN 433 MITSUI MUTUAL LIFE INS. JAPAN 130 MITSUI TRUST & BANKING JAPAN 394 MITSUKOSHI JAPAN 414 MOBIL U.S. 22 MONSANTO U.S. 492 MORGAN (J.P.) & CO. U.S. 277 MORGAN STANLEY GROUP U.S. 407 MOTOROLA U.S. 102 MUNCHENER RUCK GERMANY 129

N NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK AUSTRAL. 465 NATL. WESTMINSTER BANK BRITAIN 125 NATIONSBANK CORP. U.S. 225 NATIONWIDE INS. ENTERPRISE U.S. 368 NEC JAPAN 45 NESTE FINLAND 439 NESTLE SWITZERLAND 39 NEWS CORP. AUSTRALIA 487 NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE U.S. 229 NICHII JAPAN 195 NICHIMEN JAPAN 35 NIPPON CREDIT BANK JAPAN 224 NIPPON DANTAI LIFE INS. JAPAN 436 NIPPONDENSO JAPAN 260 NIPPON EXPRESS JAPAN 194 NIPPON LIFE INSURANCE JAPAN 14 NIPPON OIL JAPAN 113 NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES JAPAN 402 NIPPON STEEL JAPAN 88 NIPPON TEL. & TEL. JAPAN 15 NIPPON YUSEN JAPAN 476 NISSAN MOTOR JAPAN 23 NISSHO IWAI JAPAN 11 NITTETSU SHOJI JAPAN 395 NKK JAPAN 180 NOKIA FINLAND 481 NORINCHUKIN BANK JAPAN 117 NORSK HYDRO NORWAY 327 NORTHWEST AIRLINES U.S. 484 NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE U.S. 377 NYNEX U.S. 299

O OBAYASHI JAPAN 315 OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM U.S. 421 OTTO VERSAND GERMANY 403

P PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC U.S. 459 PACIFIC TELESIS GROUP U.S. 486 PARIBAS FRANCE 147 PDVSA VENEZUELA 107 PECHINEY FRANCE 241 PEMEX MEXICO 140 PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL BRITAIN 423 PENNEY (J.C.) U.S. 150 PEPSICO U.S. 89 PETROBRçS BRAZIL 223 PETROFINA BELGIUM 335 PEUGEOT FRANCE 74 PFIZER U.S. 438 PHILIP MORRIS U.S. 31 PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NETHERLANDS 53 PHILLIPS PETROLEUM U.S. 293 PINAULT-PRINTEMPS FRANCE 242 POHANG IRON & STEEL S. KOREA 389 PREUSSAG GERMANY 179 PRICECOSTCO U.S. 188 PRINCIPAL MUTUAL LIFE U.S. 418 PROCTER & GAMBLE U.S. 71 PROMODéS FRANCE 161 PRUDENTIAL BRITAIN 149 PRUDENTIAL INS. OF AMERICA U.S. 51 PTT SUISSES SWITZERLAND 331 PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS U.S. 466

R RABOBANK NETHERLANDS 297 RAYTHEON U.S. 367 RENAULT FRANCE 60 REPSOL SPAIN 250 RHïNE-POULENC FRANCE 207 RICOH JAPAN 373 RJR NABISCO HOLDINGS U.S. 234 ROCHE HOLDING SWITZERLAND 333 ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL U.S. 309 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA CANADA 392 ROYAL DUTCH/SHELL BRITAIN/NETH. 10 ROYAL INSURANCE HLDGS. BRITAIN 456 ROYAL PTT NEDERLAND NETH. 345 RUHRKOHLE GERMANY 203 RWE GROUP GERMANY 59

S SAFEWAY U.S. 222 SAINSBURY (J.) BRITAIN 164 SAINT-GOBAIN FRANCE 269 SAKURA BANK JAPAN 108 SALOMON U.S. 497 SAMSUNG SOUTH KOREA 67 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS S. KOREA 120 SAMSUNG LIFE INSURANCE S. KOREA 220 SANDOZ SWITZERLAND 314 SANTANDER GROUP SPAIN 272 SANWA BANK JAPAN 68 SANYO ELECTRIC JAPAN 183 SARA LEE U.S. 196 SBC COMMUNICATIONS U.S. 322 SCHNEIDER FRANCE 358 SEAGRAM CANADA 496 SEARS ROEBUCK U.S. 66 SEIYU JAPAN 290 SEKISUI CHEMICAL JAPAN 391 SEKISUI HOUSE JAPAN 276 SHARP JAPAN 205 SHIMIZU JAPAN 174 SHOWA SHELL SEKIYU JAPAN 360 SHV HOLDINGS NETH. ANTILLES 230 SIEMENS GERMANY 25 SMITHKLINE BEECHAM BRITAIN 399 SNCF FRANCE 281 SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS JPN. 355 SOLVAY BELGIUM 475 SONY JAPAN 40 SOUTHERN U.S. 480 SPRINT U.S. 288 SSANGYONG SOUTH KOREA 111 STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE BRITAIN 379 STATE FARM GROUP U.S. 52 STATOIL NORWAY 287 SUMIKIN BUSSAN JAPAN 359 SUMITOMO JAPAN 5 SUMITOMO BANK JAPAN 99 SUMITOMO CHEMICAL JAPAN 448 SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDS. JAPAN 354 SUMITOMO LIFE INS. JAPAN 36 SUMITOMO MARINE & FIRE INS. JPN. 482 SUMITOMO METAL INDS. JAPAN 255 SUMITOMO TRUST & BNKG. JAPAN 378 SUNKYONG SOUTH KOREA 118 SUNTORY JAPAN 490 SUPERVALU U.S. 219 SUZUKI MOTOR JAPAN 267 SWISS BANK CORP. SWITZERLAND 263 SWISS LIFE INS. & PENSION SWITZ. 330 SWISS REINSURANCE SWITZERLAND 312 SYSCO U.S. 349

T TAISEI JAPAN 165 TAIYO MUTUAL LIFE INS. JAPAN 216 TAKASHIMAYA JAPAN 326 TAKENAKA JAPAN 245 TEACHERS INS. & ANNUITY U.S. 371 TELEBRAS BRAZIL 500 TELEFONICA DE ESPANA SPAIN 274 TENEO SPAIN 204 TENNECO U.S. 498 TESCO BRITAIN 171 TEXACO U.S. 61 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS U.S. 306 TEXTRON U.S. 442 THOMSON FRANCE 264 THYSSEN GERMANY 97 TOHOKU ELECTRIC POWER JAPAN 237 TOHO MUTUAL LIFE INS. JAPAN 370 TOKAI BANK JAPAN 160 TOKIO MARINE & FIRE INS. JAPAN 177 TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER JAPAN 33 TOKYO GAS JAPAN 444 TOMEN JAPAN 21 TOPPAN PRINTING JAPAN 339 TORAY INDUSTRIES JAPAN 453 TOSHIBA JAPAN 32 TOTAL FRANCE 101 TOYOTA MOTOR JAPAN 8 TOYOTA TSUSHO JAPAN 209 TOYS "R" US U.S. 470 TRACTEBEL BELGIUM 396 TRAVELERS GROUP U.S. 218 TRW U.S. 430

U UAL U.S. 253 UNILEVER BRITAIN/NETHERLANDS 38 UNION BANK OF SWITZerland SW. 184 UNION DES ASSUR. DE PARIS FR. 49 UNION PACIFIC U.S. 495 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE U.S. 155 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES U.S. 133 UNY JAPAN 462 USINOR-SACILOR FRANCE 239 U.S. POSTAL SERVICE U.S. 29 US WEST U.S. 365 USX U.S. 189

V VEBA GROUP GERMANY 42 VIACOM U.S. 364 VIAG GERMANY 94 VOLKSWAGEN GERMANY 24 VOLVO SWEDEN 123

W WALGREEN U.S. 422 WAL-MART STORES U.S. 12 WESTDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK GER. 152 WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC U.S. 460 WEST JAPAN RAILWAY JAPAN 341 WESTON (GEORGE) CANADA 469 WEYERHAEUSER U.S. 363 WINN-DIXIE STORES U.S. 362 WINTERTHUR GROUP SWITZERLAND 151 WMX TECHNOLOGIES U.S. 406

X XEROX U.S. 172

Y YASUDA FIRE & MARINE INS. JAPAN 292 YASUDA MUTUAL LIFE INS. JAPAN 146 YASUDA TRUST & BANKING JAPAN 425

Z ZURICH INSURANCE SWITZERLAND 115