Selected Major World Stock Market Indexes¹

Country and Index 2006 range²

HighLow Year-end close Percent change from 12/31/2005

Argentina, Merval 2090 1497 2090 35

Australia, Sydney All Ordinaries 5644 4721 5644 20

Brazil, Bovespa 44,526 32,848 44,474 33

Canada, Toronto Composite 13,022 10,904 12,908 15

China, Shanghai A 2815 1242 2815 131

France, Paris CAC 40 5542 4615 5542 18

Germany, Frankfurt Xetra DAX 6612 5292 6597 22

Hong Kong, Hang Seng 20,002 14,945 19,965 34

India, Sensex (BSE-30) 13,972 8929 13,787 47

Italy, S&P/MIB 41,434 34,850 41,434 16

Japan, Nikkei Average 17,563 14,219 17,226 7

Mexico, IPC 26,448 16,653 26,448 49

Pakistan, KSE-100 12,274 8769 10,041 5

Russia, RTS 1922 1190 1922 71

Singapore, Straits Times 2986 2281 2986 27

South Africa, Johannesburg All Share 24,986 18,245 24,915 38

South Korea, Composite Index 1465 1204 1434 4

Spain, Madrid Stock Exchange 1583 1157 1555 35

Taiwan, Weighted Price 7824 6258 7824 19

United Kingdom, FTSE 100 6260 5507 6221 11

United States, Dow Jones Industrials 12,511 10,667 12,463 16

United States, Nasdaq Composite 2466 2020 2415 10

United States, NYSE Composite 9179 7720 9139 18

United States, Russell 2000 798 672 788 17

United States, S&P 500 1427 1224 1418 14

World, MS Capital International 1494 1251 1484 18

● ¹Index numbers are rounded.

● ²Based on daily closing price.

Sources: Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal.