Market Monitor
January 4, 1999
percent
change
Thursday since
Stock indexes close Jan. 1
Dow Jones Industrial Average 9181.43 16.1%
30 giant companies
Standard & Poor's 500 1229.23 26.7
500 large companies
Nasdaq Composite 2192.69 39.6
Mostly tech and small companies
Russell 2000 421.96 -3.4
2,000 small companies
Start of
Interest rates Friday year
30-Year Treasury bond 5.09% 5.04%
30-Year fixed-rate mortgage 6.83 7.03
1-Year adjustable mortgage 5.63 5.50
90-Day Treasury bill 4.45 5.33