Standard & Poor's Reports October 2009 Index Returns

NEW YORK, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ --

Values are expressed in percentages

30-Oct- 3 12 3 5 10 S&P US Indices 2009 Months YTD Months Years Years Years S&P 500(1) -1.858 5.480 17.047 9.805 -7.020 0.332 -0.949 S&P MidCap 400(2) -4.540 5.330 24.234 18.182 -4.220 3.232 6.442 S&P SmallCap 600(3) -5.696 1.427 12.653 5.561 -7.343 1.259 6.468 S&P 900(4) -2.085 5.465 17.608 10.449 -6.793 0.579 -0.404 S&P 1000(4) -4.897 4.102 20.411 13.991 -5.273 2.571 6.432 S&P Composite 1500(4) -2.218 5.317 17.423 10.268 -6.814 0.609 -0.193 S&P 100(5) -1.083 5.386 14.272 6.909 -6.688 0.082 -2.002 S&P 500 Equal Weighted(6) -3.459 7.409 32.700 23.456 -5.697 2.198 4.549 S&P 500/ Citigroup Value*(7) -3.623 4.839 12.060 2.979 -10.200 -0.779 0.348 S&P 500/ Citigroup Growth*(7) -0.240 6.061 21.805 16.361 -3.964 1.307 -2.513 S&P MidCap 400/ Citigroup Value*(7) -5.646 4.763 19.649 14.515 -6.193 2.614 8.226 S&P MidCap 400/ Citigroup Growth*(7) -3.414 5.916 29.002 21.887 -2.274 3.723 4.622 S&P SmallCap 600/ Citigroup Value*(7) -6.325 1.035 10.206 3.476 -8.962 0.690 7.034 S&P SmallCap 600/ Citigroup Growth* (7) -5.070 1.809 15.152 7.719 -5.738 1.742 5.126

S&P Global Indices S&P Asia 50 (US$)(6) -1.31 4.22 51.60 52.35 6.00 13.93 9.61 S&P Europe 350 (EURO)(6) -1.99 5.64 21.79 10.09 -9.10 2.97 -0.15 S&P Europe 350 (US$)(6) -1.31 9.15 29.57 27.43 -4.64 6.01 3.29 S&P Global 100 (US$)(6) -0.57 7.36 20.18 15.93 -3.94 3.16 -0.31 S&P Global 1200 (US$)(6) -1.71 6.34 23.79 19.68 -5.06 3.55 1.19 S&P Latin America 40 (US$)(7) 1.59 16.19 76.03 72.27 14.81 28.52 21.17 S&P/TOPIX 150 (US$)(7) -2.24 -1.06 5.31 9.46 -9.79 1.03 -2.90 S&P/TOPIX 150 (YEN)(7) -1.02 -5.56 5.76 2.00 -17.18 -2.04 -4.34 S&P Euro (Euro)(6) -4.31 5.36 18.82 11.96 -8.66 3.66 0.15 S&P Euro (US$)(6) -3.64 8.87 26.41 29.59 -4.20 6.72 3.59 S&P Euro Plus (EURO)(6) -3.07 5.70 20.48 12.17 -7.93 4.30 0.61 S&P Euro Plus (US$)(6) -2.39 9.21 28.17 29.83 -3.43 7.38 4.06 S&P United Kingdom (PDS)(6) -1.64 10.60 17.77 20.39 -2.31 5.76 1.82 S&P /TSX 60 (CN$)(8) -4.65 -0.41 22.66 13.12 -0.17 7.90 6.23 S&P/ASX 50 -1.98 11.22 29.23 20.54 0.43 9.43 9.39 S&P ADR Index (USD) (TR)(6) -2.02 5.76 29.10 27.56 -2.95 6.65 3.08 S&P Japan 500 (YEN) (TR)(6) -1.43 -5.24 6.60 4.77 -16.51 -1.80 -3.47 S&P 700 (USD) (TR)(6) -1.59 7.07 30.11 29.55 -3.17 7.00 3.69 S&P/ASX 200 (AUD) (TR) -2.08 10.86 29.77 21.39 -0.55 8.85 -- S&P/TSX Composite Index (TR) -4.04 1.85 24.78 15.74 -1.19 6.94 6.37

S&P Fixed Income Indices S&P National AMT- Free Municipal Bond Index(9) -2.63 2.75 10.84 13.23 3.75 4.03 - S&P California AMT- Free Municipal Bond Index -3.27 2.92 9.63 11.65 3.40 3.91 - S&P New York AMT- Free Municipal Bond Index -2.47 2.52 11.21 13.71 4.02 4.16 - S&P Short Term Nat'l AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index -0.27 0.58 3.65 5.99 4.65 3.69 - S&P U.S. Commercial Paper Index 0.03 0.10 0.63 1.29 - - - S&P/LSTA Loan 100 -0.63 3.86 45.81 31.09 2.54 3.75 - S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond ex-US 0.42 5.14 8.98 22.52 9.99 6.83 - S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond ex-US 1-3 Year 0.58 4.60 9.24 19.10 9.76 6.14 -

Notes: Dividend Reinvested Index Inception Dates: (1)1970, (2)1981, (3)1984, (4)1994, (5)1988, (6)1989, (7)1995, (8)1987 (9)9/4/07-3,069 bonds *3, 5 and 10 year returns are based on the blended S&P/Barra & S&P/Citigroup Indices. 3, 5 and 10 year total returns are compounded annually.

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