Investment Figures of the Week

Investment Figures of the Week

COMMENTARYThe stock market gave a big thumbs-up to a second term for President Clintonand a Republican-controlled Congress. Both the Dow Jones industrial average andthe Standard & Poor's 500-stock index rallied more than 3% to reach new highs.The Dow is now up almost 21% for the year. Anticipation of continued economicgrowth, low inflation, and more deficit-cutting fueled the stock market's rise.After rallying, bond prices took a hit on light buying of the Treasury'soffering of 10-year notes.MARKET ANALYSIS

% change

U.S. STOCKS Latest Week 52-week

DOW JONES INDUSTRIALS 6177.7 3.1 27.3

MIDSIZE COMPANIES (S&P MidCap Index) 247.5 2.5 15.5

SMALL COMPANIES (Russell 2000) 342.4 1.3 13.3

ALL COMPANIES (Russell 3000) 408.6 3.3 20.5

FUNDAMENTALS Latest Week Ago Year Ago

90-DAY TREASURY BILL YIELD 5.16% 5.13% 5.52%

30-YEAR TREASURY BOND YIELD 6.61% 6.70% 6.25%

S&P 500 DIVIDEND YIELD 1.99% 2.06% 2.29%

S&P 500 PRICE/EARNINGS RATIO 20.1 19.6 16.6

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FOREIGN STOCKS Latest Week 52-week

LONDON (Financial Times 100) 3935.7 -0.7 11.3

TOKYO (Nikkei Index) 20,991.5 1.5 17.5

TORONTO (TSE Composite) 5749.9 2.8 25.6

TECHNICAL INDICATORS Latest Week ago Reading

S&P 500 200-day moving average 662.2 659.8 Positive

Stocks above 200-day moving average 61.0% 58.0% Neutral

Speculative sentiment: Put/call ratio 0.58 0.60r Negative

Insider sentiment: Vickers sell/buy ratio 1.81 1.87 Positive

DATA: BLOOMBERG FINANCIAL MARKETS

INDUSTRY GROUPS

% change % change

1- 12- Strongest stock 1- 12-

ONE-MONTH LEADERS month month in group month month Price

1.TOYS 12.2 31.9 MATTEL 16.7 30.5 29 3/4

2.BUILDING 8.9 16.7 MASCO 9.8 12.7 32 1/8

MATERIALS

3.MONEY CENTER 8.1 45.0 FIRST CHICAGO NBD 17.0 42.9 54 1/8

BANKS

4.AUTOMOBILES 7.7 21.5 GENERAL MOTORS 13.7 27.4 55 7/8

5.APPAREL 7.4 43.9 FRUIT OF THE LOOM 13.0 111.0 35 7/8

MANUFACTURING

% change % change

1- 12- Weakest stock 1- 12-

ONE-MONTH LAGGARDS month month in group month month Price

1.SHOES -11.2 58.9 NIKE -13.1 82.3 54

2.HMOs -10.3 -12.2 HUMANA -13.4 -24.9 17 3/4

3.OFFICE EQUIPMENT -10.0 8.8 XEROX -18.7 4.0 45 3/4

AND SUPPLIES

4.SPECIALTY -7.8 -0.5 DELUXE -13.5 25.6 33 3/4

PRINTING

5.BROADCASTING -6.5 -22.5 TELE- -10.3 -23.4 13 1/8

COMMUNICATIONS-TCI

MUTUAL FUNDS

LEADERS LAGGARDS

Four-week total return % Four-week total return %

1.CAPSTONE NEW ZEALAND 8.3 DREYFUS AGGRESSIVE GROWTH -13.6

2.LEXINGTON TROIKA 7.6 PREMIER STRATEGIC GROWTH C -12.6

DIALOG RUSSIA

3.WRIGHT EQUIFUND 5.8 JOHN HANCOCK DISCOVERY B -11.5

-BRITAIN

52-week total return % 52-week total return %

1.STATE STREET RESEARCH 79.0 STEADMAN TECHNOLOGY GROWTH -39.1

GLOBAL RES. A

2.FIDELITY SELECT 64.3 MATTHEWS KOREA -26.3

ENERGY SERVICE

3.LANDMARK SMALL CAP 62.3 BHIRUD MID CAP GROWTH -23.2

EQUITY A

MORNINGSTAR INC.

RELATIVE PORTFOLIOS

Dollar amounts represent the present value of $10,000 invested one year ago in

each portfolio

Percentages indicate five-day total returns

U.S. stocks Foreign stocks Money market fund Gold Treasury bonds

$12,348 $11,524 $10,515 $10,278 $9,801

+1.89% -0.16% +0.11% +1.37% -0.85%

DRI/McGRAW-HILL

All data on this page are as of market close Wednesday, Nov. 6, 1996, unless

otherwise indicated. Industry groups include S&P 500 companies only;

performance and share prices are as of market close Nov. 5. Mutual fund returns

are as of Nov. 1. Relative portfolios are valued as of Nov. 5. A more detailed

explanation of this page is available on request. r=revised

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