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ABB ASEA BROWN BOVERI SWITZ. 92 ABBEY NATIONAL BRITAIN 221 ABBOTT LABORATORIES U.S. 358 ABN AMRO HOLDING NETHERLANDS 72 ADECCO SWITZERLAND 421 AEGON NETHERLANDS 202 AEROSPATIALE FRANCE 466 AETNA U.S. 178 AIR FRANCE GROUP FRANCE 437 AKZO NOBEL NETHERLANDS 310 ALBERTSON'S U.S. 250 ALCATEL FRANCE 145 ALCOA U.S. 261 ALLIANZ GERMANY 23 ALLIEDSIGNAL U.S. 266 ALLSTATE U.S. 124 ALSTOM FRANCE 355 AMERICAN EXPRESS U.S. 198 AMERICAN GENERAL U.S. 432 AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS U.S. 317 AMERICAN INTL. GROUP U.S. 76 AMERICAN STORES U.S. 186 AMERITECH U.S. 225 AMP AUSTRALIA 238 AMR U.S. 196 ANHEUSER-BUSCH U.S. 401 ARBED LUXEMBOURG 403 ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND U.S. 246 ASAHI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY JAPAN 480 ASAHI GLASS JAPAN 446 ASAHI MUTUAL LIFE INS. JAPAN 195 ASDA GROUP BRITAIN 354 ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI ITALY 39 ASTRAZENECA BRITAIN 482 ATLANTIC RICHFIELD U.S. 328 AT&T U.S. 30 AUTONATION U.S. 218 AXA FRANCE 15

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BANCA COMMERCIALE ITALIANA ITALY 448 BANCA INTESA ITALY 332 BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA SPAIN 287 BANCO BRADESCO BRAZIL 236 BANCO DO BRASIL BRAZIL 133 BANKERS TRUST CORP. U.S. 376 BANKGESELLSCHAFT BERLIN GERMANY 309 BANK OF AMERICA CORP. U.S. 35 BANK OF CHINA CHINA 171 BANK OF MONTREAL CANADA 388 BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA CANADA 411 BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI JAPAN 91 BANK ONE CORP. U.S. 127 BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS FRANCE 117 BARCLAYS BANK BRITAIN 158 BASF GERMANY 93 BAYER GERMANY 86 BAYERISCHE LANDESBANK GERMANY 267 BCE CANADA 203 BELL ATLANTIC U.S. 82 BELLSOUTH U.S. 149 BERGEN BRUNSWIG U.S. 306 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY U.S. 301 BERTELSMANN GERMANY 341 BEST BUY U.S. 441 BMW GERMANY 65 BOEING U.S. 29 BOSCH (ROBERT) GERMANY 105 BOUYGUES FRANCE 228 BP AMOCO BRITAIN 19 BRIDGESTONE JAPAN 229 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB U.S. 209 BRITISH AEROSPACE BRITAIN 389 BRITISH AIRWAYS BRITAIN 275 BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO BRITAIN 164 BRITISH POST OFFICE BRITAIN 407 BRITISH STEEL BRITAIN 427 BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY AUSTRALIA 226 BT BRITAIN 108 BURLINGTON NO. SANTA FE U.S. 496

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CABLE & WIRELESS BRITAIN 330 CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK CANADA 313 CANON JAPAN 165 CARDINAL HEALTH U.S. 251 CARREFOUR FRANCE 95 CATERPILLAR U.S. 172 CATHAY LIFE TAIWAN 472 CBS U.S. 488 CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY JAPAN 461 CENTRICA BRITAIN 363 CGU BRITAIN 58 CHASE MANHATTAN CORP. U.S. 79 CHEVRON U.S. 116 CHINESE PETROLEUM TAIWAN 485 CHIYODA MUTUAL LIFE INS. JAPAN 392 CHUBU ELECTRIC POWER JAPAN 233 CIGNA U.S. 168 CIRCUIT CITY GROUP U.S. 413 CITIGROUP U.S. 16 CNP ASSURANCES FRANCE 142 COCA-COLA U.S. 201 COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES U.S. 320 COFCO CHINA 362 COLES MYER AUSTRALIA 289 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE U.S. 495 COLUMBIA/HCA HEALTHCARE U.S. 190 COMMERZBANK GERMANY 169 COMPAQ COMPUTER U.S. 87 CONAGRA U.S. 143 COSTCO U.S. 141 CREDIT AGRICOLE FRANCE 77 CREDIT LYONNAIS FRANCE 154 CREDIT SUISSE SWITZERLAND 37 CSX U.S. 450 CVS U.S. 265

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DAIDO LIFE INSURANCE JAPAN 391 DAIEI JAPAN 146 DAI-ICHI KANGYO BANK JAPAN 243 DAI-ICHI MUTUAL LIFE INS. JAPAN 45 DAIMLERCHRYSLER GERMANY 2 DAI NIPPON PRINTING JAPAN 449 DANA U.S. 340 DAYTON HUDSON U.S. 89 DDI JAPAN 458 DEERE U.S. 303 DEGUSSA-HULS GERMANY 497 DELHAIZE "LE LION" BELGIUM 290 DELL COMPUTER U.S. 210 DELTA AIR LINES U.S. 297 DENSO JAPAN 305 DENTSU JAPAN 380 DEUTSCHE BAHN GERMANY 230 DEUTSCHE BANK GERMANY 42 DEUTSCHE POST GERMANY 244 DEUTSCHE TELEKOM GERMANY 53 DG BANK GERMANY 429 DIAGEO BRITAIN 189 DISNEY (WALT) U.S. 150 DOW CHEMICAL U.S. 205 DRESDNER BANK GERMANY 151 DUKE ENERGY U.S. 215 DU PONT DE NEMOURS (E.I.) U.S. 55 DYNEGY U.S. 294

E

EAST JAPAN RAILWAY JAPAN 194 EASTMAN KODAK U.S. 322 EDEKA ZENTRALE GERMANY 452 EDISON INTERNATIONAL U.S. 436 ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE FRANCE 62 ELECTROLUX SWEDEN 274 ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS U.S. 235 ELF AQUITAINE FRANCE 66 EMERSON ELECTRIC U.S. 318 ENEL ITALY 162 ENI ITALY 78 ENRON U.S. 85 ENTERGY U.S. 395 ERICSSON (L.M.) SWEDEN 148 EXXON U.S. 8

F

FANNIE MAE U.S. 83 FDX U.S. 252 FEDERATED DEPT. STORES U.S. 253 FIAT ITALY 34 FIRST UNION CORP. U.S. 167 FLEET FINANCIAL GROUP U.S. 447 FLEMING U.S. 268 FLUOR U.S. 316 FORD MOTOR U.S. 3 FORTIS BELGIUM/ NETHERLANDS 84 FORTUM FINLAND 473 FRANCE TELECOM FRANCE 112 FREDDIE MAC U.S. 212 FUJI BANK JAPAN 181 FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES JAPAN 420 FUJI PHOTO FILM JAPAN 400 FUJITSU JAPAN 51

G

GAP U.S. 490 GAZ DE FRANCE FRANCE 425 GEC (GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.) BRITAIN 410 GENERAL ELECTRIC U.S. 9 GENERAL MOTORS U.S. 1 GEORGIA-PACIFIC U.S. 327 GILLETTE U.S. 442 GLAXO WELLCOME BRITAIN 326 GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER U.S. 350 GREAT ATL. & PACIFIC TEA U.S. 438 GREAT UNIVERSAL STORES BRITAIN 492 GROUPAMA FRANCE 335 GROUPE AUCHAN FRANCE 147 GROUPE CAISSE D'EPARGNE FRANCE 291 GROUPE CASINO FRANCE 255 GROUPE DANONE FRANCE 288 GTE U.S. 129

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HALIFAX BRITAIN 248 HALLIBURTON U.S. 223 HANIEL (FRANZ) GERMANY 240 HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES U.S. 269 HEINZ (H.J.) U.S. 478 HENKEL GERMANY 372 HEWLETT-PACKARD U.S. 41 HITACHI JAPAN 24 HOECHST GERMANY 134 HOME DEPOT U.S. 96 HONDA MOTOR JAPAN 38 HSBC HOLDINGS BRITAIN 47 HUMANA U.S. 457 HYPOVEREINSBANK GERMANY 80 HYUNDAI SOUTH KOREA 140

I

IBP U.S. 339 IDEMITSU KOSAN JAPAN 459 IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDS. BRITAIN 262 INDIAN OIL INDIA 278 INDUSTRIAL BANK OF JAPAN JAPAN 120 IND. & COMMERCIAL BANK CHINA 160 ING GROUP NETHERLANDS 28 INGRAM MICRO U.S. 157 INTEL U.S. 121 INTL. BUSINESS MACHINES U.S. 14 INTERNATIONAL PAPER U.S. 192 INVENSYS BRITAIN 258 IRI ITALY 213 ISUZU MOTORS JAPAN 348 ITAUSA BRAZIL 319 ITOCHU JAPAN 6 ITO-YOKADO JAPAN 131

J JAPAN AIRLINES JAPAN 369 JAPAN ENERGY JAPAN 424 JAPAN POSTAL SERVICE JAPAN 200 JAPAN TOBACCO JAPAN 271 JAPAN TRAVEL BUREAU JAPAN 390 JARDINE MATHESON CHINA 402 JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE U.S. 499 JOHNSON CONTROLS U.S. 351 JOHNSON & JOHNSON U.S. 144 JUSCO JAPAN 197

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KAJIMA JAPAN 334 KANEMATSU JAPAN 224 KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER JAPAN 180 KARSTADT GERMANY 426 KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES JAPAN 469 KAWASHO JAPAN 479 KIMBERLY-CLARK U.S. 367 KINGFISHER BRITAIN 365 KMART U.S. 75 KOBE STEEL JAPAN 435 KONINKLIJKE AHOLD NETHERLANDS 101 KOREA ELECTRIC POWER S. KOREA 444 KREDIT. FUR WIEDERAUFBAU GER. 481 KROGER U.S. 109 KVAERNER NORWAY 408 KYOEI LIFE INSURANCE JAPAN 477 KYUSHU ELECTRIC POWER JAPAN 405

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LAFARGE FRANCE 412 LAGARDERE GROUPE FRANCE 368 LA POSTE FRANCE 254 LEAR U.S. 489 LEGAL & GENERAL BRITAIN 371 LEHMAN BROTHERS HLDGS. U.S. 185 LG ELECTRONICS SOUTH KOREA 470 LG INTERNATIONAL SOUTH KOREA 324 LIBERTY MUTUAL INS. GROUP U.S. 329 LILLY (ELI) U.S. 443 LIMITED U.S. 471 LLOYDS TSB GROUP BRITAIN 137 LOCKHEED MARTIN U.S. 122 LOEWS U.S. 177 L'OREAL FRANCE 342 LOWE'S U.S. 370 LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES U.S. 97 LUFTHANSA GROUP GERMANY 337

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MAN GERMANY 302 MANNESMANN GERMANY 170 MARKS & SPENCER BRITAIN 311 MARUBENI JAPAN 12 MASS. MUTUAL LIFE INS. U.S. 418 MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDL. JAPAN 26 MAY DEPARTMENT STORES U.S. 321 MAZDA MOTOR JAPAN 247 MCDONALD'S U.S. 361 MCI WORLDCOM U.S. 214 MCKESSON HBOC U.S. 175 MEIJI LIFE INS. JAPAN 106 MERCK U.S. 115 MERRILL LYNCH U.S. 67 METALLGESELLSCHAFT GERMANY 381 METRO GERMANY 32 METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. U.S. 119 MEYER (FRED) U.S. 272 MICHELIN FRANCE 299 MICROSOFT U.S. 284 MIGROS SWITZERLAND 353 MINNESOTA MINING & MFG. U.S. 270 MITSUBISHI JAPAN 7 MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL JAPAN 382 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC JAPAN 99 MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES JAPAN 152 MITSUBISHI MOTORS JAPAN 111 MITSUI JAPAN 5 MITSUI FUDOSAN JAPAN 498 MITSUI MUTUAL LIFE INS. JAPAN 156 MOBIL U.S. 40 MONTEDISON ITALY 292 MORGAN (J.P.) & CO. U.S. 206 MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER U.S. 88 MOTOROLA U.S. 100 MUNICH RE GERMANY 68 MYCAL JAPAN 286

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NABISCO GROUP HOLDINGS U.S. 231 NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK AUSTRALIA 343 NATL. WESTMINSTER BANK BRITAIN 163 NATIONWIDE INS. ENTERPRISE U.S. 331 NEC JAPAN 60 NESTLE SWITZERLAND 36 NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE U.S. 187 NEWS CORP. AUSTRALIA 333 NICHIMEN JAPAN 128 NIKE U.S. 463 NIPPON EXPRESS JAPAN 338 NIPPON LIFE INSURANCE JAPAN 21 NIPPON MITSUBISHI OIL JAPAN 293 NIPPON STEEL JAPAN 166 NIPPON TEL. & TEL. JAPAN 18 NISSAN MOTOR JAPAN 33 NISSHO IWAI JAPAN 20 NKK JAPAN 296 NOKIA FINLAND 283 NORDDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK GER. 484 NORINCHUKIN BANK JAPAN 357 NORSK HYDRO NORWAY 336 NORTHERN TELECOM CANADA 216 NORTHROP GRUMMAN U.S. 500 NORTHWEST AIRLINES U.S. 491 NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE U.S. 281 NORWICH UNION BRITAIN 234 NOVARTIS SWITZERLAND 159

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OBAYASHI JAPAN 414 OFFICE DEPOT U.S. 494 OJI PAPER JAPAN 467 OTTO VERSAND GERMANY 359

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PACIFICARE HEALTH SYSTEMS U.S. 464 PARIBAS FRANCE 242 PDVSA VENEZUELA 126 PECHINEY FRANCE 409 PEMEX MEXICO 174 PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL BRITAIN 454 PENNEY (J.C.) U.S. 94 PEPSICO U.S. 155 PETROBRAS BRAZIL 259 PETROFINA BELGIUM 387 PETRONAS MALAYSIA 474 PEUGEOT FRANCE 59 PFIZER U.S. 280 PG&E CORP. U.S. 184 PHILIP MORRIS U.S. 27 PHILLIPS PETROLEUM U.S. 386 PINAULT-PRINTEMPS FRANCE 208 POHANG IRON & STEEL SOUTH KOREA 460 POWER CORP. OF CANADA CANADA 440 PREUSSAG GERMANY 176 PROCTER & GAMBLE U.S. 61 PROMODES FRANCE 161 PRUDENTIAL BRITAIN 74 PRUDENTIAL INS. OF AMERICA U.S. 71 PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS U.S. 375

R

RABOBANK NETHERLANDS 204 RAG GERMANY 256 RAO GAZPROM RUSSIA 245 RAYTHEON U.S. 191 RELIANT ENERGY U.S. 396 RENAULT FRANCE 49 REPSOL SPAIN 257 RHONE-POULENC FRANCE 279 RICOH JAPAN 406 RITE AID U.S. 345 ROCHE HOLDING SWITZERLAND 232 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA CANADA 315 ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND BRITAIN 373 ROYAL DUTCH/SHELL BRIT./NETH 11 ROYAL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NETH 57 ROYAL & SUN ALLIANCE BRITAIN 130 RWE GROUP GERMANY 63

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SAFEWAY BRITAIN 360 SAFEWAY U.S. 138 SAINSBURY (J.) BRITAIN 132 SAINT-GOBAIN FRANCE 188 SAKURA BANK JAPAN 237 SAMSUNG SOUTH KOREA 102 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS S. KOREA 207 SAMSUNG LIFE INSURANCE S. KOREA 285 SAN PAOLO IMI ITALY 295 SANTANDER GROUP SPAIN 211 SANWA BANK JAPAN 199 SANYO ELECTRIC JAPAN 277 SARA LEE U.S. 183 SBC COMMUNICATIONS U.S. 104 SCHLUMBERGER U.S. 379 SCOTTISH WIDOWS FUND BRITAIN 475 SEAGRAM CANADA 417 SEARS ROEBUCK U.S. 50 SEKISUI HOUSE JAPAN 439 SEPI SPAIN 456 SHARP JAPAN 307 SHIMIZU JAPAN 356 SIEMENS GERMANY 22 SINOCHEM CHINA 304 SINOPEC CHINA 73 SK SOUTH KOREA 103 SKANDIA GROUP SWEDEN 312 SMITHKLINE BEECHAM BRITAIN 323 SNCF FRANCE 219 SNOW BRAND MILK PRODUCTS JAPAN 453 SOCIETE GENERALE FRANCE 98 SONY JAPAN 31 SOUTHERN U.S. 398 SPAR HANDELS GERMANY 487 SPRINT U.S. 227 STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE BRITAIN 273 STATE FARM INSURANCE U.S. 44 STATOIL NORWAY 298 STORA ENSO FINLAND 397 ST. PAUL COS. U.S. 486 SUEZ LYONNAISE DES EAUX FRANCE 70 SUMITOMO JAPAN 13 SUMITOMO BANK JAPAN 173 SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDS. JAPAN 445 SUMITOMO LIFE INS. JAPAN 54 SUMITOMO METAL INDS. JAPAN 423 SUN LIFE ASSUR. OF CANADA CANADA 476 SUN MICROSYSTEMS U.S. 455 SUPERVALU U.S. 220 SUZUKI MOTOR JAPAN 399 SWISS LIFE INS. & PENSION SWITZ. 260 SWISS REINSURANCE SWITZERLAND 241 SYSCO U.S. 263

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TAISEI JAPAN 300 TAIYO MUTUAL LIFE INS. JAPAN 349 TAKASHIMAYA JAPAN 465 TAKENAKA JAPAN 431 TECH DATA U.S. 394 TELECOM ITALIA ITALY 123 TELEFONICA SPAIN 193 TELSTRA AUSTRALIA 384 TENET HEALTHCARE U.S. 451 TESCO BRITAIN 107 TEXACO U.S. 81 TEXAS UTILITIES U.S. 276 TEXTRON U.S. 393 THYSSEN KRUPP GERMANY 139 TIAA-CREF U.S. 64 TIME WARNER U.S. 282 TOHOKU ELECTRIC POWER JAPAN 377 TOKAI BANK JAPAN 433 TOKIO MARINE & FIRE INS. JAPAN 239 TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER JAPAN 52 TOMEN JAPAN 90 TOPPAN PRINTING JAPAN 462 TORONTO-DOMINION BANK CANADA 493 TOSCO U.S. 378 TOSHIBA JAPAN 48 TOTAL FINA FRANCE 114 TOYOTA MOTOR JAPAN 10 TOYOTA TSUSHO JAPAN 314 TOYS "R" US U.S. 404 TRANS CANADA PIPELINES CANADA 347 TRW U.S. 383 TYCO INTERNATIONAL U.S. 366

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UAL U.S. 217 UBS SWITZERLAND 113 UNICREDITO ITALIANO ITALY 325 UNILEVER BRITAIN/NETHERLANDS 43 UNION PACIFIC U.S. 422 UNITED HEALTHCARE U.S. 222 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE U.S. 135 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES U.S. 125 UPM-KYMMENE FINLAND 483 USINOR FRANCE 419 U.S. POSTAL SERVICE U.S. 25 US WEST U.S. 364 USX U.S. 136 UTILICORP UNITED U.S. 352

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VEBA GROUP GERMANY 46 VIACOM U.S. 374 VIAG GERMANY 110 VIVENDI FRANCE 69 VOLKSWAGEN GERMANY 17 VOLVO SWEDEN 118

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WALGREEN U.S. 264 WAL-MART STORES U.S. 4 WARNER-LAMBERT U.S. 434 WASHINGTON MUTUAL U.S. 344 WASTE MANAGEMENT U.S. 346 WELLS FARGO U.S. 179 WESTDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK GER. 153 WEST JAPAN RAILWAY JAPAN 468 WESTON (GEORGE) CANADA 430 WEYERHAEUSER U.S. 415 WHIRLPOOL U.S. 428 WINN-DIXIE STORES U.S. 308 WOOLWORTHS AUSTRALIA 385

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XEROX U.S. 182

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YASUDA FIRE & MARINE INS. JAPAN 416 YASUDA MUTUAL LIFE INS. JAPAN 249

Z

ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES SWITZ. 56

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