Selected Major World Stock Market Indexes¹

2005 range² Year-end Percent

change from

Country and Index High Low close 12/31/2004

Argentina, Merval 1731 1276 1543 12

Australia, Sydney All Ordinaries 4715 3905 4709 16

Belgium, Brussels BEL20 3575 2959 3549 21

Brazil, Bovespa 33,629 23,610 33,456 28

Canada, Toronto Composite 11,296 9006 11,272 22

China, Shanghai A 1384 1062 1221 -8

Denmark, Copenhagen 20 400 285 394 37

Finland, HEX General 8230 6084 8167 31

France, Paris CAC 40 4773 3816 4715 23

Germany, Frankfurt Xetra DAX 5459 4178 5408 27

Hong Kong, Hang Seng 15,466 13,355 14,876 5

Hungary, Bux 23,672 14,587 20,785 41

India, Sensex (BSE-30) 9398 6103 9398 42

Indonesia, Jakarta Composite 1192 995 1163 16

Ireland, ISEQ Overall 7364 5798 7364 19

Italy, S&P/MIB 35,962 30,645 35,704 16

Japan, Nikkei Average 16,344 10,825 16,111 40

Mexico, IPC 18,054 11,740 17,803 38

Netherlands, The, AEX 441 347 437 26

Pakistan, KSE-100 10,295 6220 9557 54

Philippines, Manila Composite 2166 1813 2096 15

Poland, Wig 36,069 25,207 35,601 34

Russia, RTS 1129 592 1126 83

Singapore, Straits Times 2377 2066 2347 14

South Africa, Johannesburg All Share 18,312 12,467 18,097 43

South Korea, Composite Index 1389 871 1379 54

Spain, Madrid Stock Exchange 1177 951 1156 21

Switzerland, SMI 7620 5670 7584 33

Taiwan, Weighted Price 6576 5633 6548 7

Thailand, Bangkok SET 742 638 714 7

United Kingdom, FTSE 100 5638 4784 5619 17

United States, Dow Jones Industrials 10,941 10,012 10,718 -1

United States, Nasdaq Composite 2273 1904 2205 1

United States, NYSE Composite 7852 6935 7754 7

United States, Russell 2000 691 575 673 3

United States, S&P 500 1273 1138 1248 3

World, MS Capital International 1272 1114 1258 7

● ¹Index numbers are rounded.

● ²Based on daily closing price.

● Sources: Financial Times, Wall Street Journal.