Market Monitor

Dow Jones Industrial Average

September 18, 2000

Percent change Friday since Stock indexes close Jan. 1

Dow Jones Industrial Average 10927.00 - 5.0% 30 giant companies

Standard & Poor's 500 1465.81 - 0.2 500 large companies

Nasdaq Composite 3835.23 - 5.8 Mostly tech and small companies

Russell 2000 530.88 5.2 2,000 small companies

Wilshire 5000 13813.58 0.0 Covers entire stock market

Start of Interest rates Friday year

30-Year Treasury bond 5.90% 6.48% 30-Year fixed-rate mortgage 7.88 8.06

1-Year adjustable mortgage 7.26 6.56

90-Day Treasury bill 6.12 5.31

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