Market Monitor
April 26, 1999
Percent
change
Friday since
Stock indexes close Jan. 1
Dow Jones Industrial Average 10689.67 16.4%
30 giant companies
Standard & Poor's 500 1356.85 10.4
500 large companies
Nasdaq Composite 2590.69 18.2
Mostly tech and small companies
Russell 2000 431.73 2.3
2,000 small companies
Start of
Interest rates Friday year
30-Year Treasury bond 5.60% 5.59%
30-Year fixed-rate mortgage 6.88 6.98
1-Year adjustable mortgage 5.56 5.65
90-Day Treasury bill 4.42 4.40