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Exhibit 10 (a)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
Mercury Pan-European Growth Fund of
Mercury Funds, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 333-56205 of our reports dated July 17, 2000
appearing in the annual report to shareholders of Mercury Pan-European Growth
Fund (the "Fund") of Mercury Funds, Inc. (formerly Mercury Asset Management
Funds, Inc.) for the year ended May 31, 2000 covering both the Fund and Mercury
Master Pan-European Growth Portfolio, and to the reference to us under the
caption "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus, which is a part of such
Registration Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Princeton, New Jersey
September 12, 2000
