Market Monitor
February 1, 1999
dow jones industrial average
percent
change
Thursday since
Stock indexes close Jan. 1
Dow Jones Industrial Average 9358.83 1.9%
30 giant companies
Standard & Poor's 500 1279.64 4.1
500 large companies
Nasdaq Composite 2505.89 14.3
Mostly tech and small companies
Russell 2000 427.22 1.2
2,000 small companies
Start of
Interest rates Friday year
30-Year Treasury bond 5.08% 5.15%
30-Year fixed-rate mortgage 6.74 6.68
1-Year adjustable mortgage 5.57 5.70
90-Day Treasury bill 4.46 4.44