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European Stocks to Watch

COMPANY                                  PRICE*        P-E RATIO**

NOVARTIS Switzerland                     $96***          26.5
Pharmaceutical maker cutting costs

DANONE France                             57***          25.7
Restructuring will help this food and beverage maker

NOKIA Finland                             106***         28.7
Leader in the fast-growing mobile-phone industry

ZURICH ALLIED Switzerland                 681            17.9
Expanding from insurance into asset management

MUNICH RE Germany                         420            37.6
Insurance industry consolidation should boost profits

CAP GEMINI France                         150            35.8
Big player in rapidly expanding systems-consulting market



*Dec. 14
**Estimated 1999 earnings
***American depositary receipt

DATA: BUSINESS WEEK, BLOOMBERG FINANCIAL MARKETS


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