Market Monitor

August 9, 1999

Dow Jones Industrial Average

Percent

change

Friday since

Stock indexes close Jan. 1

Dow Jones Industrial Average 10714.03 16.7%

30 giant companies

Standard & Poor's 500 1300.29 5.8

500 large companies

Nasdaq Composite 2547.97 16.2

Mostly tech and small companies

Russell 2000 428.04 1.4

2,000 small companies

Start of

Interest rates Friday year

30-Year Treasury bond 6.17% 5.59%

30-Year fixed-rate mortgage 7.89 6.98

1-Year adjustable mortgage 6.09 5.65

90-Day Treasury bill 4.78 4.40