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Market Watch : WEEKLY SCORECARD : STOCK GROUP WINNERS & LOSERS

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Best- and worst-performing industries and companies in each group, with closing stockprice, for week ended Feb. 9. Industry figures are averages for all stocks in the group.

BEST PERFORMERS

1) Real estate investment: +4.2% Fst. Continental (1/2): +77.8%

2) Data processing: +4.1% Compumat (4): +39.1%

3) Oil/gas production: +3.6% Baroid Corp. (12 7/8): +27.2%

4) Drugstore chains .+2.8% Nichols, S.E. (1 1/2): +20.0%

5) Real estate (genl.): +2.4% Pres. Realty B (5 1/4): +50.0%

6) Railroads: +2.2% Del. Otsego (14 1/2): +11.5%

7) Shoes/leather: +2.1% Tandy Brands (25 1/2): +12.7%

8) Oil refining/mktg. .+1.9% Calumet Ind. (1 3/4): +75.0%

9) Oil/gas services: +1.8% Woodbine (5/32): +66.7%

10) Rare metals: +1.7% ABM Gold (3 7/8): +19.2%

WORST PERFORMERS

1) Credit: -2.1% Ampal Amer. (2 1/4): -5.3%

2) Business equipment: -1.8% CPT Corp. (6/16): -14.3%

3) Machinery (light): -1.7% Norton Co. (47): -11.5%

4) Banking: -1.4% Pioneer Svgs. (1/16): -50.0%

5) Apparel: -1.2% Genesco (5 1/2): -13.7%

6) Food: meat/dairy: -1.2% Tyson Foods (23 1/4): -6.5%

7) Aerospace: -1.1% Pioneer Sys. ( 1/8): -33.3%

8) Publishing: -1.0% News Corp. (15 1/8): -16.0%

9) Food: production: -1.0% ERLY Ind. (6 7/8): -11.3%

10) Communications: -0.8% Commun. Trans. (2 3/4): -18.5%

Source: Media General Financial Services

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