Market Monitor
September 20, 1999
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Percent
change
Friday since
Stock indexes close Jan. 1
Dow Jones Industrial Average 10803.63 17.7%
30 giant companies
Standard & Poor's 500 1335.42 8.6
500 large companies
Nasdaq Composite 2869.62 30.9
Mostly tech and small companies
Russell 2000 434.45 3.0
2,000 small companies
Start of
Interest rates Friday year
30-Year Treasury bond 6.07% 5.04%
30-Year fixed-rate mortgage 7.82 7.03
1-Year adjustable mortgage 6.22 5.50
90-Day Treasury bill 4.68 5.33
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