2. Index Performance

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

All Share        6,202      6,658      -6.8       6,658     -6.8
Mining Producers 2,604      3,980     -34.6       3,980    -34.6
All Gold           802      1,506     -46.7       1,506    -46.7
Financial       10,163      7,467     +36.1       7,467    +36.1
Industrial       7,426      7,922      -6.3       7,922     -6.3


as at 31 December 1997



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