Market Monitor
March 1, 1999
percent
change
friday since
Stock indexes close Jan. 1
Dow Jones Industrial Average 9306.58 1.4%
30 giant companies
Standard & Poor's 500 1238.33 0.7
500 large companies
Nasdaq Composite 2288.03 4.3
Mostly tech and small companies
Russell 2000 392.26 -7.0
2,000 small companies
Start of
Interest rates Friday year
30-Year Treasury bond 5.57% 5.15%
30-Year fixed-rate mortgage 6.89 6.75
1-Year adjustable mortgage 5.71 5.70
90-Day Treasury bill 4.66 4.44