2. Index Performance

Index            VALUE      VALUE      % Change   VALUE     % Change
                 at Oct 97  at Oct 96  Oct 96     at 31     Dec 96
                                       to Oct 97  Dec 96    to Oct 97

All Share        6,589      6,975      -5.5       6,658     -1.0
Mining Producers 3,005      4,316     -30.4       3,980    -24.5
All Gold           896      1,732     -48.3       1,506    -40.5
Financial        9,572      7,715     +24.1       7,467    +28.2
Industrial       8,130      8,209      -1.0       7,922     +2.6


as at 31 October 1997



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