Market Monitor

March 6, 2000

Percent change Friday since Stock indexes close Jan. 1

Dow Jones Industrial Average 10367.20 -9.8% 30 giant companies

Standard & Poor's 500 1409.17 -4.1 Large companies

Nasdaq Composite 4914.79 20.8 Mostly tech and small companies

Russell 2000 597.88 18.5 2,000 small companies

Wilshire 5000 13999.54 1.4 Covers entire stock market

Start of Interest rates Friday year

30-Year fixed-rate mortgage 8.27% 8.06%

1-Year adjustable mortgage 6.68 6.56

90-Day Treasury bill 5.79 5.31

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