Market Monitor

August 2, 1999

Dow Jones Industrial Average

Percent

change

Friday since

Stock indexes close Jan. 1

Dow Jones Industrial Average 106555.15 16.1%

30 giant companies

Standard & Poor's 500 1328.72 8.1

500 large companies

Nasdaq Composite 2638.49 20.3

Mostly tech and small companies

Russell 2000 444.77 5.4

2,000 small companies

Start of

Interest rates Friday year

30-Year Treasury bond 6.10% 5.59%

30-Year fixed-rate mortgage 7.70 6.98

1-Year adjustable mortgage 5.99 5.65

90-Day Treasury bill 4.74 4.40

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