Market Monitor

July 19, 1999

Dow Jones Industrial Average

Percent

change

Friday since

Stock indexes close Jan. 1

Dow Jones Industrial Average 11209.84 22.1%

30 giant companies

Standard & Poor's 500 1418.78 15.4

500 large companies

Nasdaq Composite 2864.48 30.6

Mostly tech and small companies

Russell 2000 465.26 10.3

2,000 small companies

Start of

Interest rates Friday year

30-Year Treasury bond 5.88% 5.59%

30-Year fixed-rate mortgage 7.58 6.98

1-Year adjustable mortgage 5.97 5.65

90-Day Treasury bill 4.66 4.40

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