The best 100 stocks on the world :
(country - symbol - activity)

1. Intel (USA - INTC - electronics -> semiconductors)
2. Barco (Belgium - electronics)
3. Microsoft (USA - MSFT - computers -> software/services)
4. Halliburton (USA - HAL - oil & gas)
5. Hagemeyer (The Netherlands - marketing, sales & distribution)
6. Nutricia (The Netherlands - food)
7. Federal Express (USA - FDX - air freight)
8. Texas Instruments (USA - TXN - electronics-> semiconductors)
9. Koninklijke Ahrend (The Netherlands - office furnitures)
10. IBM (USA - IBM - computers -> hardware)
11. Deere & Co (USA - DE - farmertools)
12. Nike (USA - NKE - footwear)
13. Honda (Japan - automobiles)
14. Wells Fargo (USA - WFC - bank)
15. Wolseley (Great Britain - sanitary)
16. Wrigley (USA - WWY - foods)
17. Harley-Davidson (USA - HDI - motorbikes)
18. VNU (The Netherlands - publisher)
19. Citicorp (USA - CCI - bank)
20. Burton (Great Britain - clothes)
21. Compaq (USA - CPQ - computers -> hardware)
22. Ackermans & Van Haaren (Belgium - holding)
23. Walt Disney (USA - DIS - entertainment)
24. General Dynamics (USA - GD - aerospace/defense/marine)
25. National Semiconductor (USA - NSM - electronics -> semiconductors)
26. Hewlett-Packard (USA - HWP - computers -> printers)
27. Chevron (USA - CHV - oil)
28. Fortis AG (Belgium - financial services)
29. 3M (USA - ? - industry)
30. Colruyt (Belgium - distribution)
31. Royal Bank of Scotland (Great Britain - bank)
32. Brederode (Belgium - holding)
33. Wendy's (USA - WEN - restaurants)
34. ING (The Netherlands - insurance)
35. UCB (Belgium - pharmacy, chemistry)
36. Coca-Cola (USA - KO - drink -> non-alcoholic)
37. Christie's (Great Btitain - auction)
38. BIC (France - office furnitures)
39. Monsanto (USA - MTC - chemicals)
40. Motorola (USA - MOT - computers -> communications equipment)
41. Sara Lee (USA - SLE - food)
42. McDonald's (USA - MCD - restaurants)
43. Banco Popular (Spain - financial services)
44. Chrysler (USA - C - automobiles)
45. Fortis AMEV (The Netherlands - financial services)
46. Amersham (Great Britain - health care)
47. Barclays (Great Britain - financial services)
48. Mobil (USA - MOB - oil)
49. BP (Great Britain - petroleum)
50. Acerinox (Spain - steel)
51. Rentokil (Great Britain - services)
52. Volvo (Sweden - automobiles)
53. Clorox (USA - CLX - household products)
54. McGraw-Hill (USA - MHP - publishing)
55. Pitney Bowes (USA - PBI - office equipment/supplies)
56. National Westminster Bank (Great Britain - financial services)
57. Kyocera (Japan - office equipment)
58. Promodes (France - distribution)
59. CSM (The Netherlands - food)
60. Ricoh (Japan - office equipment)
61. Campbell Soup (USA - CPB - foods)
62. Allied Signal (USA - ALD - manufacturing)
63. Tyco International (USA - TYC - manufacturing)
64. TDK (Japan - magnets)
65. Bristol-Meyers (USA - BMY - health care/pharmacy)
66. Pfizer (USA - PFE - health care/pharmacy)
67. Ahold (The Netherlands - distribution)
68. Lloyds TSB (Great Britain - financial services)
69. Philip Morris (USA - MO - tobacco)
70. Raytheon (USA - RTN - electronics -> defense)
71. Gannett (USA - GCI - publishing)
72. American Express (USA - AXP - financial services)
73. Royale Belge (Belgium - insurance)
74. Almany (Belgium - holding)
75. Toyota (Japan - automobiles)
76. Hershey Foods (USA - HSY - food)
77. Polygram (Great Britain - music & film)
78. Benetton (Italy - clothes)
79. Gevaert (Belgium - holding)
80. Sony (Japan - electronics)
81. Ingersoll-Rand (USA - IR - machinery)
82. GKN (Great Britain - services)
83. Warner-Lambert (USA - WLA - health care/pharmacy)
84. Elsevier (The Netherlands - publisher)
85. Merck & Co (USA - MRK - health care/pharmacy)
86. Johnson & Johnson (USA - JNJ - health care/pharmacy)
87. Xerox (USA - XRX - photography/imaging)
88. L'Oréal (France - beauty and health care)
89. General Electric (USA - GE - electrical equipment)
90. De Telegraaf (The Netherlands - publisher)
91. Gillette (USA - G - personal care/shaving)
92. Banco Bilbao Viscaya (Spain - financial services)
93. Siemens (Germany - electronics)
94. American Home Products (USA - AHP - health care/pharmacy)
95. United technologies (USA - UTX - manufacturing)
96. Litton Industries (USA - ? - electronics)
97. ABN-Amro Holding (The Netherlands - financial services)
98. Procter & Gamble (USA - PG - household products/soap)
99. Eli Lilly (USA - LLY - health care/pharmacy)
100. Aegon (The Netherlands - insurance)

Updated : 20 October 1999
Created : 3 January 1998