Market Monitor
Dow Jones Industrial Average
April 5, 1999
percent
change
Friday since
Stock indexes close Jan. 1
Dow Jones Industrial Average 9832.51 7.1%
30 giant companies
Standard & Poor's 500 1293.72 5.3
500 large companies
Nasdaq Composite 2493.37 13.7
Mostly tech and small companies
Russell 2000 396.58 -5.5
2,000 small companies
Start of
Interest rates Friday year
30-Year Treasury bond 5.55% 5.59%
30-Year fixed-rate mortgage 7.01 6.98
1-Year adjustable mortgage 5.75 5.65
90-Day Treasury bill 4.50 4.40