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How Each Company Performed

BUSINESS                                    PERCENT CHANGE
WEEK 50                                        PRICE
RANK         COMPANY                         (3/20/98 -
                                              9/18/98)

2            DELL COMPUTER                       85%
3            CISCO SYSTEMS                       44
8            EMC                                 41
17           GAP                                 33
34           SUNAMERICA                          32
5            COMPAQ COMPUTER                     32
1            MICROSOFT                           29
30           OMNICOM GROUP                       20
11           SCHERING-PLOUGH                     19
44           HOME DEPOT                          17
20           SUN MICROSYSTEMS                    13
28           GUIDANT                             11
4            INTEL                               10
39           CORESTATES FINANCIAL*                7
12           PFIZER                               5
48           RITE AID                             5
15           MERCK                                2
23           HBO & CO.                            1
21           TJX                                 -1
32           CHARLES SCHWAB                      -2
42           FANNIE MAE                          -4
41           GENERAL ELECTRIC                    -5
45           FREDDIE MAC                         -6
22           BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB                -6
33           PROGRESSIVE                        -12
47           CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNS.             -14
49           ALLSTATE                           -14
6            MBNA                               -21
14           US AIRWAYS GROUP                   -22
27           COUNTRYWIDE CREDIT INDS.           -22
35           STATE STREET                       -23
40           NORWEST                            -23
13           APPLIED MATERIALS                  -26
46           HEALTHSOUTH                        -27
50           BANK OF AMERICA**                  -28
10           MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER         -28
24           CHASE MANHATTAN                    -30
29           PACCAR                             -31
18           SCHLUMBERGER                       -32
19           MERRILL LYNCH                      -33
43           HALLIBURTON                        -34
31           NORTHERN TELECOM                   -35
16           TRAVELERS GROUP                    -35
7            TELLABS                            -36
25           CONSECO                            -36
38           GILLETTE                           -39
26           MGIC INVESTMENT                    -41
9            COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTL.          -41
36           LEHMAN BROTHERS HLDGS.             -54
37           PARAMETRIC TECH.                   -69


*CoreStates Financial merged with First Union on Apr. 28. The price increase 
shown is based on the Apr. 27 closing price.

**NationsBank merged with and changed its name to Bank of America on 10/1/98

DATA: STANDARD & POOR'S COMPUSTAT, A DIVISION OF THE MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES


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