RANK     STOCK EXCHANGE     N0. OF COMPANIES LISTED

1.       Nasdaq #           5,487
2.       London             2,991
3.       New York           2,626
4.       Germany            2,595
5.       Tokyo              1,855
6.       Toronto            1,420
7.       Australian         1,219
8.       Paris                862
9.       Korea                776
9.       American             771
11.      Kuala Lumpur         703
12.      Tel-Aviv             659
13.      Hong Kong            658
14.      JOHANNESBURG         642
15.      Rio De Janeiro       573
16.      Sao Paulo            536
17.      Thailand             431
18.      Switzerland          428
19.      Taiwan               404
20.      Madrid               388

*The following exchanges have been excluded, due to double listings:

Osaka
Montreal
Vancouver
Barcelona

*The ranking of the JSE has been effected by the inclusion of the following Stock Exchanges in to the FIBV statistics.

*Athens
*Phillipines
*Lima
*Irish
*Lisbon

Please note the turnover figures for 1996 and 1997 in respect of volume, value and deals have been revised.

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