[EX. 99.906CERT]

                                                                Exhibit (b)(2)


                           SECTION 906 CERTIFICATIONS


      In connection with this report on Form N-CSR for the Registrant as
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), the undersigned hereby certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

      (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as applicable; and

      (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Registrant.

                               By:   /S/ STEPHEN E. CANTER
                                     Stephen E. Canter
                                     Chief Executive Officer

                               Date: June 26, 2003


                               By:   /S/ JAMES WINDELS
                                     James Windels
                                     Chief Financial Officer

                               Date: June 26, 2003


[A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.]