Market Monitor

October 4, 1999

Dow Jones Industrial Average

Percent

change

Friday since

Stock indexes close Jan. 1

Dow Jones Industrial Average 10273.00 11.9%

30 giant companies

Standard & Poor's 500 1282.81 4.4

500 large companies

Nasdaq Composite 2736.85 24.8

Mostly tech and small companies

Russell 2000 423.53 0.4

2,000 small companies

Start of

Interest rates Friday year

30-Year Treasury bond 6.04% 5.04%

30-Year fixed-rate mortgage 7.70 7.03

1-Year adjustable mortgage 6.12 5.50

90-Day Treasury bill 4.84 5.33

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