Market Monitor

December 18, 2000

Percent change Friday since Stock indexes close Jan. 1

Dow Jones Industrial Average 10434.96 -9.2% 30 giant companies

Standard & Poor's 500 1312.15 -10.7 500 large companies

Nasdaq Composite 2653.27 -34.8 Mostly tech and small companies

Russell 2000 458.03 -9.3 2,000 small companies

Wilshire 5000 12093.96 -12.4 Covers entire stock market

Interest Rates Friday Start of Year

30-Year Treasury bond 5.42% 6.48%

30-Year fixed-rate mortgage 7.42 8.06

1-Year adjustable mortgage 7.05 6.56

90-Day Treasury bill 5.99 5.31

(c) Copyright 2000. The Christian Science Publishing Society