Market Monitor
August 23, 1999
Percent Change
Friday since
Stock indexes close Jan. 1
Dow Jones Industrial Average 11100.61 20.9%
30 giant companies
Standard & Poor's 500 1336.61 8.7
500 large companies
Nasdaq Composite 2648.33 20.8
Mostly tech and small companies
Russell 2000 434.38 2.9
2,000 small companies
Start of
Interest rates Friday year
30-Year Treasury bond 6.03% 5.04%
30-Year fixed-rate mortgage 7.93 7.03
1-Year adjustable mortgage 6.18 5.50
90-Day Treasury bill 4.73 5.33
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