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Pastimes : The Justa & Lars Honors Bob Brinker Investment Club
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To: Wally Mastroly who wrote (4529)4/18/1999 3:56:00 PM
From: Lars  Read Replies (3) of 15132
 
*** Market Report ***

4/16/99 4/09/99 %Change

S&P 500 1,318.77 1,348.35 -2.19%
Dow Jones 10,493.89 10,173.84 +3.15%
NASD Comp 2,482.43 2,593.04 -4.27%
Russell 2000 421.58 405.86 -3.87%
SOX Index 395.34 410.07 -3.59%
Value Line 432.45 414.32 +4.38%
MS Growth 556.95 562.40 -.97%
MS Cyclical 573.70 513.10 +11.81%
T - Bill 4.21% 4.26% -5 BP
Long Bond 5.57% 5.45% +12 BP
Gold - Oz-Near Month $285.70 $283.20 +$2.50
Silver - Oz-Near Month $5.04 $4.93 +$.11

*Positive Data Last Week as Economic Growth Eases
But, Manufacturing Appears to be Strengthening
Interest Rate Outlook Not a Given

*Consumer Prices for March rose +.2% - Core Rate
(Without volatile Food and Energy) rose +.1%

*March Retail Sales up +.2% - Without Autos +.5%
Slightly softer than consensus - See Below

*Atlanta FRB Index increases to 14.3 from 13.7

*Richmond FRB Index rose to 15 from 2 - Big Gain

*February Business Inventories increase +.4% -
But Sales up +.9% - Inventory/Sales Ratio
Remains at 1.37 months - Historic Lows

*Jobless Claims rose +14,000 to 316,000 - Four
Week Moving Average rose +4,250 to 300,250 -
Increases Not Withstanding - Still Strong Data

*Housing Starts for March fell -1.3% to Annualized
Rate of 1.77 million - Housing Permits fell -6% to
Annualized Rate of 1.64 million units

*March Industrial Production rose +.1% - But
Capacity Utilization at 80.1 was lowest since 1992

*Univ. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Preliminary
Index for April fell to 104.8 from 105.7
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