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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