Market Monitor
Dow Jones Industrial Average
December 13, 1999
Friday Percent change close since Jan. 1
Stock indexes
Dow Jones Industrial Average 11224.70 22.3% 30 giant companies
Standard & Poor's 500 1417.04 15.3 500 large companies
Nasdaq Composite 3620.23 65.1 Mostly tech and small companies
Russell 2000 466.71 10.6 2,000 small companies
Start of Friday year
Interest rates
30-Year Treasury bond 6.88% 5.04%
30-Year fixed-rate mortgage 7.84 7.03
1-Year adjustable mortgage 6.45 5.50
90-Day Treasury bill 5.26 5.33
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