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SIGNATURE ANTHONY PACE
TITLE ASSISTANT CONTROLLER
[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000277585
[NAME] SALOMON BROTHERS OPPORTUNITY FUND
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE] 6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] AUG-31-1999
[PERIOD-END] FEB-28-1999
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST] 75,394,031
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE] 183,880,277
[RECEIVABLES] 304,955
[ASSETS-OTHER] 490
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS] 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 184,185,722
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES] 0
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT] 0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES] 482,250
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES] 482,250
[SENIOR-EQUITY] 0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON] 70,181,897
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK] 3,950,139
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR] 3,742,735
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT] 191,651
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII] 0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS] 4,843,678
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS] 0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC] 108,486,246
[NET-ASSETS] 183,703,472
[DIVIDEND-INCOME] 1,131,288
[INTEREST-INCOME] 957,179
[OTHER-INCOME] 0
[EXPENSES-NET] 1,064,960
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME] 1,023,507
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT] 8,286,874
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT] 7,089,256
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS] 16,399,637
[EQUALIZATION] 0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME] 1,859,709
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS] 18,345,688
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER] 0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD] 33,341
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED] 333,965
[SHARES-REINVESTED] 159,902
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS] 6,434,326
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR] 1,027,853
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR] 14,902,492
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR] 0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR] 0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES] 936,975
[INTEREST-EXPENSE] 0
[GROSS-EXPENSE] 1,064,960
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS] 191,108,726
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN] 47.36
[PER-SHARE-NII] 00.24
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC] 04.32
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND] 00.47
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS] 04.94
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL] 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END] 46.51
[EXPENSE-RATIO] 01.14
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0
</TABLE>
