[ARTICLE] 6
[CIK] 0000880583
[NAME] THE TRAVELERS SERIES TRUST
[SERIES]
   [NUMBER] 9
   [NAME] FEDERATED STOCK PORTFOLIO
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<S>                             <C>
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          DEC-31-1997
[PERIOD-END]                               DEC-31-1997
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       10,929,913
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      12,290,168
[RECEIVABLES]                                  108,780
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                       0
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                               751
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              12,399,699
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                       277,073
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                       22,637
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                            299,710
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    10,591,062
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                          874,887
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                          304,332
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                        1,439
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                        147,233
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                     1,360,255
[NET-ASSETS]                                12,099,989
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                              135,253
[INTEREST-INCOME]                               17,137
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                  70,039
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                         82,351
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                       835,698
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                    1,026,982
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        1,945,031
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                       80,912
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                       688,465
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                        916,896
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    402,093
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                             55,752
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                       8,720,462
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                            0
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                           46,078
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                 86,102
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                         7,396,302
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            11.10
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.10
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          03.60
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.10
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.87
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              13.83
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.95
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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