Market Monitor
February 16, 1999
dow jones industrial average
percent
change
Friday since
Stock indexes close Jan. 1
Dow Jones Industrial Average 9274.89 1.0%
30 giant companies
Standard & Poor's 500 1230.13 0.1
500 large companies
Nasdaq Composite 2321.89 5.9
Mostly tech and small companies
Russell 2000 398.44 -5.6
2,000 small companies
Start of
Interest rates Friday year
30-Year Treasury bond 5.42% 5.15%
30-Year fixed-rate mortgage 6.77 6.75
1-Year adjustable mortgage 5.58 5.70
90-Day Treasury bill 4.52 4.44