Mortgage interest rates move higher
30-year fixed up at 5.32%; 10-year Treasury up at 4.13%
By Inman News, Tuesday, January 27, 2004.Inman News®
Long-term mortgage interest rates were higher Monday, and the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond yield rose to 4.13 percent.
The 30-year fixed-rate average climbed to 5.32 percent, and the 15-year fixed-rate rose to 4.6 percent. The 1-year adjustable was up at 3.23 percent.
The 30-year Treasury bond yield increased to 4.98 percent.
Rates are current as of 7:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Mortgage rate figures are according to Bankrate.com, which publishes nightly averages based on its survey of 4,000 banks in 50 states. Points on these mortgages range from zero to 3.5.
In other economic news, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 134.22 points, or 1.27 percent, finishing at 10,702.51. The Nasdaq was up 29.96 points, or 1.41 percent, closing at 2,153.83.
Stock and bond figures are current as of 7:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
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