Market Monitor
April 12, 1999
percent
change
friday since
Stock indexes close Jan. 1
Dow Jones Industrial Average 10173.84 10.8%
30 giant companies
Standard & Poor's 500 1348.35 9.7
500 large companies
Nasdaq Composite 2593.05 18.3
Mostly tech and small companies
Russell 2000 405.86 -3.8
2,000 small companies
Start of
Interest rates Friday year
30-Year Treasury bond 5.46% 5.59%
30-Year fixed-rate mortgage 6.92 6.98
1-Year adjustable mortgage 5.59 5.65
90-Day Treasury bill 4.37 4.40