Market Monitor

February 26, 2001

STOCK INDEXES FRIDAY CLOSE PERCENTAGE CHANGE SINCE JAN. 1

Dow Jones Industrial Average 10441.90 -3.2% 30 giant companies

Standard & Poor's 500 1245.86 -5.6 500 large companies

Nasdaq Composite 2262.51 -8.4 Mostly tech and small companies

Russell 2000 477.45 -1.3 2,000 small companies

Wilshire 5000 11500.71 -5.5 Covers entire stock market

Start of Interest rates Friday year

30-Year Treasury bond 5.48% 5.34%

30-Year fixed-rate mortgage 7.12 7.13

1-Year adjustable mortgage 6.43 6.93

90-Day Treasury bill 4.87 5.82

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