Stock Market highlights and tools

Dear readers,

The Boston Globe and Boston.com are pleased to offer you a variety of new and improved stock and mutual fund tools.

Our enhanced markets page offers a comprehensive snapshot of the latest market reports, including the Dow, NASDAQ, S&P 500, Russell 2000 and NYA data. There also is a comprehensive package of useful links and other tools you'll need to track your investments.

Our online package includes:

Symbol lookup: Find a company and track its progress.

Mutual funds information: Track your retirement portfolio, get Lipper data and more.

Portfolios: Customize and track your individual investments.

E-mail alerts: Get notified when there is a significant change in your portfolio, or get news updates related to your investments.

Company profiles: Get overviews, stock charts, financial information, news releases, and technical analysis on publicly traded companies.

Currencies: See how the dollar compares to other currencies.

Commodities: Track how futures are performing.

Market Movers: Check out the day's most active stocks, along with gainers and decliners.

In addition to our online offerings, the Globe's Stock Quote line at 617-822-5722 will continue to operate, providing stock and mutual fund prices 24 hours a day.

We hope you will enjoy our enhanced section, and we welcome any feedback you may have so we can continue to improve the service.

Sincerely,
The Boston Globe and Boston.com