Market Monitor

Dow Jones Industrial Average

October 18, 1999

Percent

change

Friday since

Stock indexes close Jan. 1

Dow Jones Industrial Average 10019.71 9.1%

30 giant companies

Standard & Poor's 500 1247.41 1.5

500 large companies

Nasdaq Composite 2731.83 24.6

Mostly tech and small companies

Russell 2000 414.70 -1.7

2,000 small companies

Start of

Interest rates Friday year

30-Year Treasury bond 6.32% 5.04%

30-Year fixed-rate mortgage 7.85 7.03

1-Year adjustable mortgage 6.31 5.50

90-Day Treasury bill 5.01 5.33

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