[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-31-1998
[PERIOD-END]                               DEC-31-1998
[INVESTMENTS-AT-COST]                       32,269,447
[INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE]                      36,012,346
[RECEIVABLES]                                  109,289
[ASSETS-OTHER]                                     525
[OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS]                                 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                              36,122,160
[PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES]                       652,128
[SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT]                              0
[OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES]                       49,905
[TOTAL-LIABILITIES]                            702,033
[SENIOR-EQUITY]                                      0
[PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON]                    31,256,202
[SHARES-COMMON-STOCK]                        2,262,329
[SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR]                          874,887
[ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT]                        2,365
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII]                               0
[ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS]                        418,661
[OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS]                             0
[ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC]                     3,742,899
[NET-ASSETS]                                35,420,127
[DIVIDEND-INCOME]                              455,019
[INTEREST-INCOME]                               55,976
[OTHER-INCOME]                                       0
[EXPENSES-NET]                                 226,389
[NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME]                        284,606
[REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT]                     1,324,694
[APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT]                    2,382,644
[NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS]                        3,991,944
[EQUALIZATION]                                       0
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME]                      283,680
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS]                     1,053,266
[DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER]                                0
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD]                      1,542,339
[NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED]                    240,375
[SHARES-REINVESTED]                             85,478
[NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS]                      23,320,138
[ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR]                          1,439
[ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR]                      147,233
[OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR]                              0
[OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR]                           0
[GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES]                          155,197
[INTEREST-EXPENSE]                                   0
[GROSS-EXPENSE]                                226,389
[AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS]                        24,895,627
[PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN]                            13.83
[PER-SHARE-NII]                                  00.13
[PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC]                          02.33
[PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND]                             00.13
[PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS]                        00.50
[RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL]                                 0
[PER-SHARE-NAV-END]                              15.66
[EXPENSE-RATIO]                                  00.91
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING]                               0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE]                                 0
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