Market Monitor

August 16, 1999

Dow Jones Industrial Average

Percent

change

Friday since

Stock indexes close Jan. 1

Dow Jones Industrial Average 10973.65 19.5%

30 giant companies

Standard & Poor's 500 1327.68 8.0

500 large companies

Nasdaq Composite 2637.81 20.3

Mostly tech and small companies

Russell 2000 434.05 2.9

2,000 small companies

Start of

Interest rates Friday year

30-Year Treasury bond 6.14% 5.04%

30-Year fixed-rate mortgage 6.74 7.03

1-Year adjustable mortgage 6.24 5.50

90-Day Treasury bill 4.76 5.33

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