Market Monitor

May 24, 1999

dow jones industrial average

percent

change

Friday since

Stock indexes close Jan. 1

Dow Jones Industrial Average 10829.28 18.0%

30 giant companies

Standard & Poor's 500 1330.29 8.2

500 large companies

Nasdaq Composite 2520.14 14.9

Mostly tech and small companies

Russell 2000 449.14 6.4

2,000 small companies

Start of

Interest rates Friday year

30-Year Treasury bond 5.75% 5.59%

30-Year fixed-rate mortgage 7.23 6.98

1-Year adjustable mortgage 5.76 5.65

90-Day Treasury bill 4.59 4.40