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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