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At the top: Asia's top companies market cap - Illustration

Business Asia, March, 2003

AT THE TOP
Asia's top companies by market cap

AUSTRALIA

                              Industry                   Market Cap
                                                           (US$)

Telstra Corp                  Telecoms                    31,314.73
News Corp                     Multimedia                  29,900.37
National Australia Bank       Finance                     29,286.51
BHP Billiton                  Minerals                    23,155.74
Commonwealth Bank             Finance                     18,717.68
Australia and NZ Bank         Finance                     15,151.01
Westpac Banking               Finance                     15,109.10
Rio Tinto                     Metals, diversified         10,241.44

                              Industry                   Rank last
                                                           month

Telstra Corp                  Telecoms                       1
News Corp                     Multimedia                     2
National Australia Bank       Finance                        3
BHP Billiton                  Minerals                       4
Commonwealth Bank             Finance                        5
Australia and NZ Bank         Finance                        6
Westpac Banking               Finance                        7
Rio Tinto                     Metals, diversified            8

HONG KONG

                              Industry                   Market Cap
                                                           (US$)

China Mobile                  Telecoms                    43,041.57
Hutchison Whampoa             Diversified                 25,793.39
Hang Seng Bank                Finance                     21,125.87
Cheung Kong                   Real Estate                 14,591.83
Sun Hung Kai Properties       Real Estate                 13,514.01
CNOOC Ltd                     Oil                         11,532.46
BOC Hong Kong                 Finance                     10,844.85
CLP Holdings                  Electricity, integrated     10,114.63

                              Industry                   Rank last
                                                           month

China Mobile                  Telecoms                       1
Hutchison Whampoa             Diversified                    2
Hang Seng Bank                Finance                        3
Cheung Kong                   Real Estate                    4
Sun Hung Kai Properties       Real Estate                    6
CNOOC Ltd                     Oil                            8
BOC Hong Kong                 Finance                        7
CLP Holdings                  Electricity, integrated        -

INDONESIA

                              Industry                   Market Cap
                                                           (US$)

Telekomunikasi Indonesia      Telecoms                      4057.20
PT Bank Negara                Finance                       2242.64
PT Bank Central Asia          Finance                       1681.71
Gudang Garam                  Tobacco                       1635.26
Unilever Indonesia            Soap and Cleaning             1563.19
HM Sampoerna                  Tobacco                       1494.34
Astra Intl                    Automotive                    1061.79
Indosat                       Telecoms                       915.03

                              Industry                   Rank last
                                                           month

Telekomunikasi Indonesia      Telecoms                       1
PT Bank Negara                Finance                        2
PT Bank Central Asia          Finance                        5
Gudang Garam                  Tobacco                        4
Unilever Indonesia            Soap and Cleaning              3
HM Sampoerna                  Tobacco                        6
Astra Intl                    Automotive                     7
Indosat                       Telecoms                       8

MALAYSIA

                              Industry                   Market Cap
                                                           (US$)

Tenaga Nasional               Electricity                   7697.67
Malayan Banking               Finance                       7445.61
Telekom Malaysia              Telecoms                      6466.29
Petronas Gas                  Gas                           3645.03
Malaysia Intl                 Transport                     3572.99
Maxis Comm                    Telecoms                      3482.82
Public Bank BHD               Finance                       3155.07
Sime Darby                    Diversified                   3121.98

                              Industry                   Rank last
                                                           month

Tenaga Nasional               Electricity                    1
Malayan Banking               Finance                        2
Telekom Malaysia              Telecoms                       3
Petronas Gas                  Gas                            4
Malaysia Intl                 Transport                      5
Maxis Comm                    Telecoms                       6
Public Bank BHD               Finance                        7
Sime Darby                    Diversified                    8

SINGAPORE

                              Industry                   Market Cap
                                                           (US$)

SingTel                       Telecoms                    13,636.76
United O/S Bank               Finance                       9414.05
DBS Group                     Finance                       8122.07
Singapore Airlines            Airlines                      6665.35
OCBC Bank                     Finance                       6540.30
Flextronics Intl              Electronics                   4505.20
Singapore Press Hldgs         Publishing                    3840.16
Singapore Tech Eng            Engineering                   2807.36

                              Industry                   Rank last
                                                           month

SingTel                       Telecoms                       1
United O/S Bank               Finance                        2
DBS Group                     Finance                        3
Singapore Airlines            Airlines                       4
OCBC Bank                     Finance                        5
Flextronics Intl              Electronics                    6
Singapore Press Hldgs         Publishing                     7
Singapore Tech Eng            Engineering                    8

TAIWAN

                              Industry                   Market Cap
                                                           (US$)

Taiwan Semiconductor          Electronics                 26,444.50
Chunghwa Telecom              Telecoms                    14,576.96
United Micro                  Electronics                   9996.75
Cathay Financial              Holding co                    8893.96
Advanced Semiconductor        Electronics                   8344.83
Fubon Financial               Finance                       7346.98
Hon Hai Precision             Electronics                   6655.78
Nan Ya Plastic                Chemicals                     5615.42

                              Industry                   Rank last
                                                           month

Taiwan Semiconductor          Electronics                    1
Chunghwa Telecom              Telecoms                       2
United Micro                  Electronics                    4
Cathay Financial              Holding co                     3
Advanced Semiconductor        Electronics                    5
Fubon Financial               Finance                        6
Hon Hai Precision             Electronics                    7
Nan Ya Plastic                Chemicals                      8

CHINA

                              Industry                   Market Cap
                                                           (US$)

PetroChina Co                 Oil                         36,746.04
China Petroleum               Oil                         32,981.48
China Telecom                 Telecommunications          13,863.84
Huaneng Power                 Electricity                   7833.43
Baoshan Iron And Steel        Steel                         7452.03
China United                  Telecommunications            7400.35
China Merchants Bank          Finance                       6494.50
Jiangsu Express               Public thouroughfares         5908.23

                              Industry                   Rank last
                                                           month

PetroChina Co                 Oil                            1
China Petroleum               Oil                            2
China Telecom                 Telecommunications             3
Huaneng Power                 Electricity                    4
Baoshan Iron And Steel        Steel                          6
China United                  Telecommunications             5
China Merchants Bank          Finance                        7
Jiangsu Express               Public thouroughfares          8

INDIA

                              Industry                   Market Cap
                                                           (US$)

Oil and Natural Gas Corp      Oil                         11,245.64
Reliance Industries           Petrochemicals                8692.45
Infosys Tech                  Software                      8185.69
Hindustan Lever               Soap and Cleaning             7810.64
Wipro Ltd                     Software                      7168.75
Indian Oil Corp               Oil                           3921.96
State Bank of India           Finance                       3753.55
ITC Ltd                       Tobacco                       3378.54

                              Industry                   Rank last
                                                           month

Oil and Natural Gas Corp      Oil                            1
Reliance Industries           Petrochemicals                 3
Infosys Tech                  Software                       2
Hindustan Lever               Soap and Cleaning              4
Wipro Ltd                     Software                       5
Indian Oil Corp               Oil                            6
State Bank of India           Finance                        7
ITC Ltd                       Tobacco                        8

JAPAN

                              Industry                   Market Cap
                                                           (US$)

NTT DoCoMo                    Telecoms                    94,840.20
Toyota Motor                  Automotive                  87,381.59
NTT Corp                      Telecoms                    58,462.62
Sony Corp                     Audiovisual                 36,656.66
Honda Motor                   Automotive                  35,800.36
Nissan Motor                  Automotive                  34,173.07
Takeda Chemical               Medical                     32,824.46
Canon Inc                     Office equipment            31,780.49

                              Industry                   Rank last
                                                           month

NTT DoCoMo                    Telecoms                       1
Toyota Motor                  Automotive                     2
NTT Corp                      Telecoms                       3
Sony Corp                     Audiovisual                    4
Honda Motor                   Automotive                     7
Nissan Motor                  Automotive                     5
Takeda Chemical               Medical                        6
Canon Inc                     Office equipment               8

PHILIPPINES

                              Industry                   Market Cap
                                                           (US$)

San Miguel                    Beverages                     3213.90
Globe Telecom                 Telecoms                      1463.29
Ayala Corp                    Diversified                   1106.73
Bank of Philippine Islands    Finance                       1099.75
SM Prime                      Real State                     965.42
Philippine Long Distance      Telecoms                       908.54
Ayala Land                    Real State                     907.36
Metro Bank                    Finance                        824.32

                              Industry                   Rank last
                                                           month

San Miguel                    Beverages                      1
Globe Telecom                 Telecoms                       2
Ayala Corp                    Diversified                    3
Bank of Philippine Islands    Finance                        4
SM Prime                      Real State                     5
Philippine Long Distance      Telecoms                       6
Ayala Land                    Real State                     7
Metro Bank                    Finance                        8

SOUTH KOREA

                              Industry                   Market Cap
                                                           (US$)

Samsung Electronics           Electronics                 36,555.55
SK Telecom                    Telecoms                    12,119.86
KT Corp                       Telecoms                    11,046.10
Korea Electric                Electricity                 11,009.74
Kookmin Bank                  Finance                     10,269.04
Posco                         Steel                         9586.56
Hyundai Motor                 Automotive                    4824.33
LG Electronics                Electronics                   4713.58

                              Industry                   Rank last
                                                           month

Samsung Electronics           Electronics                    l
SK Telecom                    Telecoms                       2
KT Corp                       Telecoms                       3
Korea Electric                Electricity                    5
Kookmin Bank                  Finance                        4
Posco                         Steel                          6
Hyundai Motor                 Automotive                     8
LG Electronics                Electronics                    7

THAILAND

                              Industry                   Market Cap
                                                           (US$)

Siam Cement                   Building materials            3606.45
PTT Pcl                       Oil                           2860.00
Advanced Info                 Telecoms                      2675.04
Bangkok Bank                  Finance                       2176.27
PTT Expl                      Oil                           2057.02
Krung Thai Bank               Finance                       1946.42
Thai Farmers Bank             Finance                       1800.56
Siam Commercial Bank          Finance                       1450.69

                              Industry                   Rank last
                                                           month

Siam Cement                   Building materials             1
PTT Pcl                       Oil                            2
Advanced Info                 Telecoms                       3
Bangkok Bank                  Finance                        4
PTT Expl                      Oil                            6
Krung Thai Bank               Finance                        5
Thai Farmers Bank             Finance                        7
Siam Commercial Bank          Finance                        8
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