Market Monitor

Dow Jones Industrial Average

December 13, 1999

Friday Percent change close since Jan. 1

Stock indexes

Dow Jones Industrial Average 11224.70 22.3% 30 giant companies

Standard & Poor's 500 1417.04 15.3 500 large companies

Nasdaq Composite 3620.23 65.1 Mostly tech and small companies

Russell 2000 466.71 10.6 2,000 small companies

Start of Friday year

Interest rates

30-Year Treasury bond 6.88% 5.04%

30-Year fixed-rate mortgage 7.84 7.03

1-Year adjustable mortgage 6.45 5.50

90-Day Treasury bill 5.26 5.33

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