On July 19, 1999, First Call Corporation, a Thomson Financial company, announced the most-read brokerage firms, analysts, and industries in six global regions: worldwide, North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Japan. In addition, First Call ranked the most-read fixed income broker and analyst for fixed income sectors. Morgan Stanley captured top rankings for the second quarter of 1999.

Global Rankings
Brokerage firm most-read worldwide		Morgan Stanley
Analyst most-read worldwide		Byron Wien
North America Rankings
Brokerage firm most-read in North America	Morgan Stanley
Analyst most-read in North America	Byron Wien
Europe Rankings
Brokerage firm most-read in Europe	Morgan Stanley
Asia Rankings
Brokerage firm most-read in Asia	Morgan Stanley
Analyst most-read in Asia	Stephen Roach
Japan Rankings
Firm most-read in Japan publishing English- language research	Morgan Stanley
Fixed Income Sector Rankings
Most-read Emerging Markets analyst	Eric Fine

These results are based on readership statistics compiled from First Call Insight, which captures the document retrievals of 22,500 institutional money managers worldwide who subscribe to First Call Research Direct and First Call BondCall Direct.